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I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late '50s, early '60s - that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Activist Always Anything Assumed Back Been Being Early Elected Gay Had Interested Jewish Late Never Participate Politics Reasons Two Variety Well Would

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I am very proud of the role I played in getting legal equality for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and in helping get rid of the prejudice by being visible about it, helping to block the conviction of Bill Clinton of impeachment.

~Barney Frank

Topics: About Am Being Bill Bill Clinton Bisexual Block Clinton Conviction Equality Gay Get Getting Helping Impeachment Legal Lesbian People Played Prejudice Proud Rid Role Transgender Very Visible Who I Am

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I have done a lot of work for affordable housing, rental housing. I understand the rap on me and other liberals is, oh, we push poor people into homeownership. And it's exactly the opposite of the case. We were trying to prevent those kinds of bad loans.

~Barney Frank

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I filed the first gay rights bill in Massachusetts history in 1972 in the legislature, one of the first in the country.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Bill Country First Gay Gay Rights History Legislature Massachusetts Rights

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There's only one thing you can do in bankruptcy: break your word, break your deals. It allows you to say to the small businesses, who have been catering lunches for you, 'Sorry, we're not paying you.' It allows you to go to the workers and say, 'Sorry, we're not paying you.'

~Barney Frank

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I was still closeted, but from the day I decided to run for office, knowing that I was gay, I decided that I would, of course, still be closeted but that I would work very hard for gay rights. It would be totally dishonorable, being gay, not to do that. So I had that as kind of a secondary agenda.

~Barney Frank

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I'm a good legislator. I'm a bad some other things.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Bad Good Legislator Other Some Things

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: March 31st, 1940

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