First openly gay congressman dies at 86

Ajouté : 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]A former Democratic Congressman Barney Frank has died at the age of 86. Frank, who represented Massachusetts, was the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay and built a reputation on Capitol Hill for being an outspoken progressive leader and trailblazer for gay rights. He was in hospice care earlier this year for congestive heart failure.