Steven Roberts: Barney Frank gives a final lesson for Democrats

Barney Frank passes, ex-gay leader arrested, PEPFAR faces cuts & trans kids forced into porta-potties

Barney Frank passes away at age 86 What he did: Barney Frank was a member of Congress from 1980 to 2012, was the first person to come out in Congress by choice, and was the first person married to someone of the same sex in Congress. He passed away this week while in hospice care. Why it matters: “I’m not sure I would have had the chance to serve if Barney Frank hadn’t demonstrated that courage, commitment, and skill can matter more than others’…

Steven Roberts: Barney Frank gives a final lesson for Democrats

It was 1959, and I was a senior in high school, hanging out at the Jewish Community Center in my hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey, when I ran into the older brother of a girl I knew. His name was…