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Congratulations, Rep. Frank!

by Anne Laurie|  July 8, 201211:36 am| 27 Comments

This post is in: Gay Rights are Human Rights, Rare Sincerity

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And to Mr. Ready, as well. From the NTImes “Weddings/Celebrations” page:

IT was perhaps fitting that Representative Barney Frank met his future husband, Jim Ready, at a political fund-raiser in 2005.

“I told him I had a crush on him for 20 years,” said Mr. Ready, recalling that as a teenager he was inspired by Mr. Frank’s public declaration that he was gay.

And what did Mr. Frank make of that? “That I’m being rewarded for coming to this fund-raiser,” he said with a laugh.

Mr. Frank, 72, and Mr. Ready, 42, were married in Newton, Mass., part of Mr. Frank’s district, on Saturday in a low-key ceremony on the banks of the Charles River. Gov. Deval L. Patrick of Massachusetts officiated. The guests included Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, as well as Senator John Kerry and Representatives Dennis J. Kucinich and Steny H. Hoyer.

Mr. Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, became, in 1987, the first sitting member of Congress to volunteer that he was gay. He is now the first to be married to a partner of the same sex. Both bridegrooms said they recognized the historical significance of the ceremony, which lasted less than five minutes. Gov. Patrick told the guests that Mr. Frank had requested that the service “be short and to the point.” …

A genuinely happy story, for a Sunday afternoon.

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27Comments

  1. 1.

    Yutsano

    July 8, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    MAZEL TOV!!

  2. 2.

    rikyrah

    July 8, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    72 and 42?

    Barney likes ’em young…LOL

    GO Mr. and Mr. Frank!

  3. 3.

    Anya

    July 8, 2012 at 2:12 pm

    That’s a huge age difference. Having said that, best wishes for the happy couple.

  4. 4.

    iamcurious

    July 8, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Yeah but…how many one-man, one-woman marriages are going to be destroyed by Frank and Ready? The divorce rate will soar. :-)

  5. 5.

    brantl

    July 8, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    Barney Frank, still leading the way.

  6. 6.

    Kiril

    July 8, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    @Anya: Frank was 45 when he started going out with 28-year-old Stephen Gobie, for those that remember all that way back when.

    Barney’s a daddy.

    And good for him.

  7. 7.

    Dee Loralei

    July 8, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    Congrats to the happy couple. I’m sure gonna miss Barny’s frank quips when he retires.

  8. 8.

    scav

    July 8, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    felicitations, Gloria and General Ruckus Rousing!

  9. 9.

    Lojasmo

    July 8, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    Awesome sauce! Congrats to the happy couple!

  10. 10.

    Jay C

    July 8, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    @Dee Loralei:

    Hey, Barney went to Harvard Law School: maybe President Obama can nominate him to the next SCOTUS opening in his second term….

    YEARS of quips, just think of it!

  11. 11.

    Joey Maloney

    July 8, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    @Anya: Big age difference, yes, but still inside the “half plus seven” rule. So it’s OK.

  12. 12.

    John Weiss

    July 8, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    I love this. I’ve been married to the person whom I love for 30 years. As it turned out the love of my life is a woman. So what? Shouldn’t any couple, if they love one another, marry if they wish?

    Barney. I hope they’ve not broken the mold.

  13. 13.

    jayjaybear

    July 8, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    Hehe…”short and to the point”. Just like Barney! :0)

  14. 14.

    FlipYrWhig

    July 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    I feel my rights as a straight married person shriveling away just by reading this.

    No, wait, turns out I was just sitting on my foot.

  15. 15.

    Yutsano

    July 8, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    @jayjaybear: A Jewish wedding is seven minutes of ceremony and 7+ hours of party. And the rabbi does most of the talking.

  16. 16.

    g

    July 8, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    Congratulations to the happy couple!!

  17. 17.

    Dee Loralei

    July 8, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    @Jay C: That would be awesome sauce on top of explodey right-winger heads!

  18. 18.

    shortstop

    July 8, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    @rikyrah: Hey, that’s Mr. Frank and Mr. Ready. Why should Ready take Frank’s name or vice versa?

    We actually stayed at that hotel last summer. Kind of weird decor, but the view of the Charles and the funky old boathouse across the way is just beautiful. We were advancing it for the wedding party.

    I hope the happy couple is going somewhere EXCELLENT on their honeymoon.

  19. 19.

    Ash Can

    July 8, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Sweet story. Here’s wishing them many, many happy years together.

  20. 20.

    Steeplejack

    July 8, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    @Joey Maloney:

    Math fail. 72 / 2 = 36 + 7 = 43. Ready is 42.

    That rule is the only useful thing I ever read in Maxim magazine. (Note: “read,” not “saw.”)

  21. 21.

    vheidi

    July 8, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    What am I missing? It’s not in this Brooklyn-ites NYT.

  22. 22.

    WereBear

    July 8, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    A someone who is happily married, I wish this state upon anyone who can handle it.

    Mazel tov to the new couple!

  23. 23.

    robertdsc-iPhone 4

    July 8, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Wishing them all the best.

  24. 24.

    the Conster

    July 8, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    I’m going to miss him being my Rep. terribly, and oh, those are all my people including Nancy SMASH, honorary Masshole (plus Charlie Pierce) also too. Mazel tov, and suck it wingnuts!

  25. 25.

    numfar

    July 8, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    Barney Frank = Cradle Robber!

    Seriously, though, congratulations to them both.

  26. 26.

    asiangrrlMN

    July 8, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS, REP. FRANK AND MR. READY!

    Yes, I had to shout it. Wooooot! ::throws confetti::

  27. 27.

    Darkrose

    July 8, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    GRATS!

    *blows bubbles*

    They are adorable.

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