Barney Frank, liberal icon who regulated a ‘too big’ financial industry, dies at 86

for LGBTQ causes throughout his career and was instrumental in helping repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy prohibiting gay servicemembers from openly serving in the military. In 2012, he became the first sitting member of Congress to marry a partner of the same sex while in office.

Legislatively, he made arguably his biggest mark in the world continue reading …