Cooper said, ‘Well at least they’re not saying bad things about us.' That’s just extraordinary. “Frankly I’ve been appalled to see the Log Cabin club, in the face of this worse and worse record on public policy by Republicans on our issues," Frank said. Clarke Cooper, commenting that gay GOPers felt more welcome than any time in the past. You become a Democrat in part because you have these kind of values that say you want to promote fairness and community, so most Democrats are proud.”įrank then laced into the Log Cabin Republicans, who spoke highly of the GOP last week in Tampa, with its executive director, R. For a lot of people today, to be able to participate in the movement to give legal equality to LGBT people, gives them a very good feeling. If you’re under 60, you’re probably too old to be part of the civil rights movement. People are proud to be part of this movement. I walk along and people ask for a picture, and I say, ‘Meet my husband.’ And they’re even more excited. “On the whole, people are glad to be participating in what I believe is the beginning of the end,” he said. That’s over.”įrank said at the convention, while walking the corridors, Democratic delegates from around country, who ratified the most LGBT-inclusive platform in history, including backing marriage equality, have been nothing but supportive. “One thing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have to say,” he continued, " maybe 30 years ago you could get some points for being personally nice to us while you were opposing our rights. But then voted for the Defense of Marriage Act. One case I found a little bit odd: One Republican member sent us a wedding present - a member who is sort of not a moderate but not an extreme right winger. On the Republican side, at first they were ignoring it. "Obviously it’s been overwhelmingly supportive from the Democrats,” Frank said in an interview for my SiriusXM OutQ radio program, discussing the response by his colleagues in Congress to his wedding in July, in which he married his long-time partner, Jim Ready. He is a regular commentator on MSNBC and divides his time between a home with his husband near Portland, Maine, and his apartment in Newton, Massachusetts.At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte on Wednesday night, newly married Congressman Barney Frank said he and his husband have been warmly greeted “as heros” by delegates who are “proud to be a part of this movement.” He also previewed the speech he will give tonight at the convention, focusing squarely on "Myth Romney," and he slammed the gay GOP group Log Cabin Republicans for its support of the GOP, saying, “I now understand why they call themselves Log Cabin: their role model is Uncle Tom." (Listen to the interview below) Frank is the story of an extraordinary political life, an original argument for how to rebuild trust in government, and a guide to how political change really happens-composed by a master of the art.īarney Frank represented the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts for more than three decades and chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011. He also demonstrates how he used his rhetorical skills to expose his opponents' hypocrisies and delusions. He discusses his painful quarrels with allies his friendships with public figures, from Tip O'Neill to Sonny Bono and how he found love with his husband, Jim Ready, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to enter a same-sex marriage. He recalls the emotional toll of living in the closet and how his public crusade against homophobia conflicted with his private accommodation of it. In this feisty and often moving memoir, Frank candidly discusses the satisfactions, fears, and grudges that come with elected office. For more than four decades, he was at the center of the struggle for personal freedom and economic fairness. Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage is one man's account of the country's transformation-and the tale of a truly momentous career. ![]() Now, sixty years later, his sexual orientation is widely accepted, while his belief in government is embattled. He resolved to make a career out of the first attraction and to keep the second a secret. Growing up in Bayonne, New Jersey, the fourteen-year-old Barney Frank made two vital discoveries about himself: he was attracted to government, and to men. The Odyssey Bookshop and the Mount Holyoke College Office of the President are pleased to welcome Barney Frank, to discuss his new memoir. WHERE: Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College
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