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Congratulations, Rep. Frank!

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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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  3. 3.

    Anya

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

  4. 4.

    iamcurious

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

  6. 6.

    Kiril

    @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.

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    Dee Loralei

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

  10. 10.

    Jay C

    @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!

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    John Weiss

    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.

  14. 14.

    FlipYrWhig

    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.

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    shortstop

    @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.

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    Steeplejack

    @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.”)

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    the Conster

    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!

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    numfar

    Barney Frank = Cradle Robber!

    Seriously, though, congratulations to them both.

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