The Atlantic

Barney Frank Was Like No One Else

When former Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts died on Tuesday at 86, he was already a human version of a historical artifact. Frank was famous in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, but ...
Time

‘Second to None’: Tributes Pour in for Former Congressman, Progressive Icon, and LGBT Trailblazer Barney Frank, Who Died at 86

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CBS News

Barney Frank, Massachusetts congressman for 32 years, dies at 86

Barney Frank, an outspoken Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. Jim Segel, Frank's friend and former campaign manager, confirmed to CBS News that the 86-year-old ...
NPR

Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades, died Tuesday night at his home, according to a close friend who confirmed ...
LGBTQ Nation

Iconic gay congressman Barney Frank passed away at age 86

Retired Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), once the most prominent out member of Congress and a champion for LGBTQ+ rights over his 32-year career in the House, has died. He was 86. Frank is survived by his ...
People

Former Rep. Barney Frank, an LGBTQ+ Pioneer in Congress, Dies at 86

Frank publicly came out six years into his congressional tenure, in 1987, and would remain the most prominent gay politician on Capitol Hill until his 2013 retirement Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank ...
The New York Times

Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86

Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office. Barney Frank in ...
CNN

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

Barney Frank, the barrier-breaking former Massachusetts congressman who helped draft reforms that sought to rein in an unruly financial industry in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, ...
WGBH

Barney Frank, liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

Then-U.S. Rep. Barney Frank presides over a committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in this 2009 file photo. Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts’ Fourth ...
WBUR

Barney Frank, a longtime Mass. congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86

Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has ...
The Atlantic

Barney Frank’s Second Coming-Out

Barney Frank might not draw a connection between his coming out as gay nearly four decades ago and his coming out against left-wing dogmatism in the Democratic Party today. But the parallel is ...
Houston Chronicle

Frank Billingsley is stepping away from Houston Public Media show

Frank Billingsley's latest chapter in Houston media has come to an end. After a little more than a year with Houston Public Media, the longtime TV meteorologist is stepping away from Hello Houston, ...