Barney Frank to Wed, Becomes 1st Same-Sex Married Congressman

BOSTON — As July rolls in and we celebrate our nation’s birthday, Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is preparing to become the first congressman to have a same-sex marriage.

Frank, who is retiring at the end of this term, is getting married to Jim Ready, his partner of 5 years, this month. News reports are speculating the event will take place in Newton on July 7.

Planning the wedding has been “a little stressful,” Frank said in June in an interview with Todd Zwillich of The Takeaway.

However, Frank said he wasn't worried, and thinks the couple did a good job, in part thanks to some helpful assistance from Ready’s mother and Frank’s sister.

http://www.wgbh.org/articles/Barney-Frank-Ready-to-Wed-6672


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