Former Rep. Barney Frank, an LGBTQ+ Pioneer in Congress, Dies at 86 Posted by Staff 20 May 2026 Frank publicly came out six years into his congressional tenure, in 1987, and would remain the most prominent gay politician on Capitol Hill until his 2013 retirement
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