Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.
Note: he retired in January 2013
Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.
Note: he retired in January 2013
“Gay pioneer” sounds like an amazing Halloween costume.
Can’t say I entirely liked Frank; anti-trans, pro-Israel, pro-online gambling. I respect that he advanced gay rights, medical cannabis legalization, demilitarization, and some (relatively milquetoast) environmentalism.
Edit: I forgot to mention pro-choice. All-in-all not bad, but just leaves a sour taste.
Edit 2: Going to his Wikipedia article now to refresh my memory, it seems:
He was clearly one of the better ones, to whatever extent that means anything when speaking about the US Congress. I think his anti-trans actions and statements have sort of just polluted my view of him.
To be fair, “one of the better ones” in Congress is… shall we say, rather faint praise, and not at all a high bar.