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Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

Politics NPR By The NPR Network 20 May 2026 14:53 1 min read
Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to spread the message of his forthcoming book, "The Hard Path to Unity: Why We Must Reform the Left to Rescue Democracy."

The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to spread the message of his forthcoming book, "The Hard Path to Unity: Why We Must Reform the Left to Rescue Democracy."

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