“It was no different than any other wedding I’ve attended when you have two people who are in love with each other,” Green said.įrank, a Massachusetts Democrat and a former chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, has been an openly gay congressman since the late 1980s. He added that Frank, a champion of gay rights and the sweeping reform of Wall Street, shed a tear during the ceremony.Īfter exchanging their vows, Frank and Ready embraced each other, Green said. He continues to bash Wall Street, private business and the fat cats, but he never takes a clean look at. “Barney was beaming,” said Green, who attended the ceremony. Barney Frank (D-MA) It’s about time someone is airing out Mr. Barney Frank (D-MA), who famously co-authored the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law in response to the 2008 financial crisis, served as a director of Signature Bank, which failed. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony and added some levity by saying Frank, 72, and Ready, 42, had vowed to love each other through Democratic and Republican administrations alike, and even through appearances on Fox News, according to Al Green, a Democratic congressman from Texas. Having replaced the eagle with Tweety Bird as our national avian, no surprise that twice when our elected by a minority Pres met a brutal undemocratic dictator he tawght he taw a puddy tat. In this article, we will take a closer look at Jim Ready, Frank’s husband, and his background. The wedding was a low-key affair, but it was nonetheless a milestone for LGBTQ+ rights.
Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) gestures as he speaks during 2012 Harvard College Class Day at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts May 23, 2012. Barney Frank made history in 2012 when he married his longtime partner, Jim Ready.
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