He gave a final interview just weeks before his death

The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to spread the message of his forthcoming book, "The Hard…

Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights.

The most prominent gay member of Congress of his generation, the Democrat represented southern Massachusetts in the House for more than 30 years.

He was an architect of the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and a LGBTQ+ trailblazer.

The quick-witted Democrat was the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, and the first to enter a same-sex marriage while in office.

Barney Frank, the barrier-breaking former Congressman who helped draft reforms that sought to rein in an unruly financial industry in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial…

Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.

Barney Frank represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013.

Barney Frank, 86, passed away on Tuesday. He had been on hospice care at his home in Maine for several months.

He gave a final interview just weeks before his death

Frank spearheaded legislation that tightened banking regulations and consumer protections to avoid a repeat of the 2007 financial crash and Great Recession.

The longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation.…

Former US Congressman Barney Frank, a trailblazer for LGBT rights and financial reform, passed away at 86.

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Former US Representative Barney Frank has died. He was 86 years old

Barney Frank, a significant proponent of financial reform and LGBTQ rights, passed away at 86 after battling congestive heart failure.

Former Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank has died at 86.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily announce he was gay, who rose to lead the House Financial Services Committee at a seminal moment in American…

Barney Frank and Jim Ready met in 2005 and formed a friendship that blossomed into love after Ready's partner passed away.

Addio a Barney Frank, l'ex deputato democratico che è stato il più eminente politico gay degli Stati Uniti e autore della più importante riforma finanziaria dai tempi della Grande…