Barney Frank, a long-serving Massachusetts congressman and gay-rights pioneer, died at his home at age 86. A close friend confirmed his death to GBH. He had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure. When asked what he would change about his career, he said he would have come out earlier. His last message for Democrats came from a conversation with Anthony Brooks while Frank was in hospice at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, where he lives with his husband, Jim Ready. Frank said Democrats could defeat President Donald Trump’s right-wing populism if they embraced core economic issues rather than polarizing culture fights.
"Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades, died Tuesday night at his home, according to a close friend who confirmed his death to member station GBH. He was 86 years old and had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure."
"Recently asked by GBH if he wished he could do over any part of his career, Frank replied: "I would have come out earlier.""
"In their conversation, Frank shared an urgent message for Democrats hoping to bounce back from Trump. He says Democrats have a chance to defeat President Donald Trump's brand of right-wing populism, but only if the party embraces core economic issues instead of polarizing culture fights."
"Frank's last message for Democrats WBUR's Anthony Brooks spoke with Frank while in hospice at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, where he lives with his husband, Jim Ready."
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