Barney Frank to Marry Partner Jim Ready
Outgoing Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is preparing for his new role as a married man.
NECN reported on Thursday that Frank will tie the knot with his longtime partner, Jim Ready, in a ceremony in Massachusetts. The couple has been together since 2007.
"Look, I have a partner now, Jim Ready," Frank told PBS' Charlie Rose earlier this month. "I have an emotional attachment. I’m in love for the first time in my life."
Even though same sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts, the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) means that gay couples do not have true marriage equality.
"It is, of course, somewhat ironic that because of DOMA and because Barney is a federal employee, Jim won’t be eligible for any of the benefits that any other spouse would be able to get," Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders executive director Lee Swislow told The Associated Press.
"I think it’s always positive when public figures are role models in these critical societal institutions."
Frank, 71, announced in November that he would retire at the end of his current term. He has served as one of the most prominent gay members of Congress since 1981.
(H/T: Metro Weekly)
Good for them and my sincere congratulations to each of them. It's just so damned sad that they can't have the sort of marriage benefits that straight couples have.
I wish them every moment of happiness they can share together.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
All the best to you, Congressman.
Frankly-Ready. I wish them all the happiness in the world!
May your new life be happy and satisfying. You have served your country well....you deserve the best.
Congratulations!
“The greatest evildoers are those who don’t remember because they have never given thought to the matter, and, without remembrance, nothing can hold them back,”
Cheers to you!
They should open a consulting firm to keep them busy is retirement.
who would not hire frank and ready consulting?
I wish them the best of luck.
It's also sickening.
That said, Congrats and Best Wishes to the two of you!!!
me-oww!
As a gay man I can't say how much I loved Rachel Maddow giving the news of the impending nuptials. Barney and Jim, congratulations form your neighbor in Connecticut. You make me proud.
O happy day.
"If the US government enforced its banking laws like it did its park regulations, we wouldn't be
in this damn park in the first place." OCCUPY.!!
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