Barney Frank Weds His Longtime Partner

[Odessa78]

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Barney Frank wed his longtime partner, James Ready, on Saturday, becoming the first sitting congressman to enter into a same-sex marriage.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony and added some levity by saying Frank, 72, and Ready, 42, had vowed to love each other through Democratic and Republican administrations alike, and even through appearances on Fox News, according to Al Green, a Democratic congressman from Texas.

"Barney was beaming," said Green, who attended the ceremony. He added that Frank, a champion of gay rights and the sweeping reform of Wall Street, shed a tear during the ceremony.

After exchanging their vows, Frank and Ready embraced each other, Green said. "It was no different than any other wedding I've attended when you have two people who are in love with each other," Green said.

Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat and a former chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, has been an openly gay congressman since the late 1980s.

He is well known for his legislative acumen, including as an architect of the reforms in the Dodd-Frank bill, which President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010 in the wake of the financial crisis following the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market.

Frank's office in January announced he would marry Ready, whom he met at a political fundraiser in Ready's home state of Maine. Ready lives in Ogunquit, where he does carpentry, painting and welding work. Frank and Ready have been involved since 2007.

The evening wedding took place at the Boston Marriott Newton in suburban Boston, attracting political luminaries including Nancy Pelosi, top Democrat in the House of Representatives, and Niki Tsongas, a Massachusetts Democratic representative.



Congressman Barney Frank weds in same-sex marriage | Canada | Reuters

[Rommey]

Why do it now unless there must be some sort of perk he's going to get once he leaves Congress in January?

[BOP]

Originally Posted by Odessa78

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Barney Frank wed his longtime partner, James Ready, on Saturday, becoming the first sitting congressman to enter into a same-sex marriage.

Congressman Barney Frank weds in same-sex marriage | Canada | Reuters

[mamatutu]

I don't care when, where, or who Frank married. I am just glad he is leaving Washington DC. I am hoping Pelosi, Reid, and Hoyer will go next in the near future for whatever reason. :fingerscrossed:

[RAT969]

How gay is that?

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Odessa78

"Barney was beaming,"

This part made me chuckle

[Giantone]

Congratulations and I hope the're happy.

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Rommey

Why do it now unless there must be some sort of perk he's going to get once he leaves Congress in January?

Is sphincter reconstruction included in obamacare?

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by bcp

Is sphincter reconstruction included in obamacare?

.....being that you are a jack#%& you would know.