Barney Frank, Financial Reformer and Gay-Rights Icon, Dies at 86The former Massachusetts congressman survived scandal to pass the Dodd-Frank Act.Mark A. KellnerMay 20, 2026∙ PaidShare Barney Frank became the first sitting member of Congress to enter a same-sex marriage a year before the 2013 Jon R. Friedman portrait excerpted here. Credit: House of RepresentativesBarney Frank, a …This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign in