![]() But there was a mismatch of expectations because they wanted to sit in on various official meetings and I really couldn’t do that. The movie shifted focus because they wanted to document my last year, which I thought could be fun. I had announced my retirement around Thanksgiving of 2011 and she approached me. I had known Sheila Canavan years ago in the late 60’s when I worked for the mayor of Boston. How did the documentary come about? Who approached whom? In this exclusive interview, he discusses how his humor helped him in political dust-ups, what the LGBT movement is missing, why he doesn’t owe the transgender community an apology and what he misses (and doesn’t miss) about Congress. 4 at Landmark Midtown Art Cinema as part of the Out On Film festival and will be followed by a Q&A with co-director Sheila Canavan.įrank called the GA Voice from the Ogunquit, Maine home he shares with his husband of two years, James Ready. The new documentary “Compared To What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank,” shows all those sides of Frank and more, revealing what it took to not only survive but thrive as an openly gay man in the higher levels of political power. It’s a mixture that led him to take the lead on numerous LGBT issues when others wouldn’t, but he’s probably best known for being a leading co-sponsor on the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which reformed the entire U.S. ![]() But his sexual orientation took a backseat to his personality. He came out as gay in 1987, making him the first member of Congress to do so voluntarily. Capitol, routinely getting into scrapes with those on the right but never shy about mixing it up with those within his own party. congressman from Massachusetts wrapped up a thirty-plus year stint making his voice heard throughout the halls of the U.S.
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