The @umasspress.bsky.social biography of our own representative #barneyfrank came out soon after I started at the Press in 2009. Will revisit in light of sad news. RIP.
Barney Frank
In a survey conducted by Washingtonian magazine, Barney Frank was rated the smartest, funniest, and most eloquent member of Congress. A mainstay in the House...
www.umasspress.com
May 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The @umasspress.bsky.social biography of our own representative #barneyfrank came out soon after I started at the Press in 2009. Will revisit in light of sad news. RIP.
RIP #BarneyFrank. It was an honor and a privilege to have met you back in 2015.
May 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
RIP #BarneyFrank. It was an honor and a privilege to have met you back in 2015.
#BarneyFrank, the lightning-quick former Massachusetts rep who for decades was the most prominent gay politician in the country & author of the most significant overhaul of the nation’s financial regulations since the Great Depression, has died at age 86 at home in Ogunquit, Maine.
RIP good man.
RIP good man.
May 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#BarneyFrank, the lightning-quick former Massachusetts rep who for decades was the most prominent gay politician in the country & author of the most significant overhaul of the nation’s financial regulations since the Great Depression, has died at age 86 at home in Ogunquit, Maine.
RIP good man.
RIP good man.
#RIP #BarneyFrank, an #LGBTQ powerhouse in #Massachusetts and national #politics. He came out voluntarily in 1987 and is survived by his husband (married 2012). New England LGBTQ folks of a certain age will remember him and (probably) miss him. I sure will.
apnews.com/article/barn...
apnews.com/article/barn...
Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86
Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights.
apnews.com
May 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
#RIP #BarneyFrank, an #LGBTQ powerhouse in #Massachusetts and national #politics. He came out voluntarily in 1987 and is survived by his husband (married 2012). New England LGBTQ folks of a certain age will remember him and (probably) miss him. I sure will.
apnews.com/article/barn...
apnews.com/article/barn...
RIP #BarneyFrank Sad and hard to believe: “He also fought for legislation which ultimately failed that would have banned workplace discrimination against LGBT workers.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Barney Frank: one of the first openly gay US congressmen dies
After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks at his home in Maine living in hospice.
www.bbc.com
May 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
RIP #BarneyFrank Sad and hard to believe: “He also fought for legislation which ultimately failed that would have banned workplace discrimination against LGBT workers.”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
When I was asked to design a Business Law class, I knew I had to discuss the mortgage foreclosure crisis and the Frank-Dodd Act.
Truly, one of the good guys.
#BarneyFrank #RIP
Truly, one of the good guys.
#BarneyFrank #RIP
May 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
When I was asked to design a Business Law class, I knew I had to discuss the mortgage foreclosure crisis and the Frank-Dodd Act.
Truly, one of the good guys.
#BarneyFrank #RIP
Truly, one of the good guys.
#BarneyFrank #RIP
Life is truly short, eternity is truly forever. Are you ready for that day? www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWAY...
#barneyfrank #rip #afterlife
#barneyfrank #rip #afterlife
BREAKING: Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay members of Congress who championed Wall Street reform, dies at 86.
Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and LGBTQ trailblazer, dies at 86
The most prominent gay member of Congress of his generation, the Democrat represented southern Massachusetts in the House for more than 30 years.
nbcnews.to
May 20, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Life is truly short, eternity is truly forever. Are you ready for that day? www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWAY...
#barneyfrank #rip #afterlife
#barneyfrank #rip #afterlife
RIP #BarneyFrank, a Man of Valor. May his memory be for a blessing.
May 20, 2026 at 3:43 PM
RIP #BarneyFrank, a Man of Valor. May his memory be for a blessing.
RIP #BarneyFrank, a Man of Valor. May his memory be for a blessing.
May 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
RIP #BarneyFrank, a Man of Valor. May his memory be for a blessing.
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