Current sectionU.S. NewsFrank served in Congress for 32 years until his retirement in 2013Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJTAand Ron Kampeas12:19 AM • May 21 2026 IDTBarney Frank, the irascible longtime progressive who strove for equal rights for LGBTQ Americans and coauthored the last major finance reform bill, has died at 86.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jewish DiasporaIsrael - U.S.Gay JewsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsWest BankThomas MassieNakba DayShavuotHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBarney Frank, the Irascible Jewish Progressive Congressman, Dies at 86Netanyahu in Court Runs Away Again, This Time From MePolls: Opposition Bloc Cannot Form Majority Gov't Without Arab PartiesYair Golan Wants to Revive Israel's Zionist Left. But What Does It Stand For?The Future of American Jewry Looks BleakRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked