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Barney Frank on Mitt Romney: ‘Willing to trash minority groups for political advancement’
In a new video for the “Mitt Gets Worse” campaign, retiring U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) speaks about his experiences with Mitt Romney and gives his opinion on how Mitt would “get worse” is elected President.
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Barney Frank opposes gay candidate for U.S. House because he’s a Republican
BOSTON, Mass. — Retiring U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says will not support the election of another openly gay man running for his seat because the congressional hopeful, Richard Tisei, is a Republican.
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‘Why I feel the Log Cabin Republicans use Uncle Tom as their role model’
Gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) released a statement on Tuesday seeking to explain why he said during last week’s Democratic National Convention that Log Cabin Republicans use “Uncle Tom” as their “role model.”
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Barney Frank slams gay Republicans for ‘willing to be accepted with no rights’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), speaking at an LGBT caucus meeting at the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday slammed gay Republicans for supporting the GOP even as their party works to deny rights for the LGBT community.
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Democratic platform committee hears marriage equality testimony
The fight to include a marriage equality plank in the 2012 Democratic Party platform is heating up as one LGBT advocate drew on support from Democratic governors and the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in testimony urging platform committee members to adopt such language.
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Barney Frank weds partner, becomes first U.S. Congressman to enter into same-sex marriage
BOSTON — Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Saturday wed his partner of five years, James Ready, becoming the first sitting member of the U.S. Congress to enter into a same-sex marriage.
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Barney Frank calls Mitt Romney ‘despicable’ for anti-gay views
Rep. Barney Frank tore into Mitt Romney for his anti-gay positions Tuesday night, calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee “despicable.”
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Fischer wonders how many men died of AIDS because of Barney Frank
On Monday, Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank announced that he will not seek reelection next year, and American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer wondered “how many people were drawn or encouraged in some way by Barney Frank’s example to dabble in a lifestyle that eventually cost them their health and maybe even cost them their lives.”
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Barney Frank announces his retirement from Congress in 2012
WASHINGTON — The longest serving openly gay member of Congress won’t seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2012, according to a statement from his office.
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House Democrats to Boehner: Mr. Speaker, your DOMA attorney is out of line
Six Democratic lawmakers on Monday sent U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), a letter reiterating their request for a briefing on the efforts of the law firm hired by the Speaker to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in several ongoing federal court challenges.