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How Coming Out Changed One Gay Congressman
As the first Congressman to voluntarily come out of the closet, Barney Frank felt a lot more comfortable among his colleagues — and he says he was more effective. His rule is that closeted gay politicians should be outed, but only when they vote to discriminate against LGBT people. (Listen to Part I of our interview.) Photo: Gari Askew
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAs the first Congressman to voluntarily come out of the closet, Barney Frank felt a lot more comfortable among his colleagues — and he says he was more effective. His rule is that closeted gay politicians should be outed, but only when they vote to discriminate against LGBT people. (Listen to Part I of our interview.)
Photo: Gari Askew
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