When the Political Became the Personal, Gay Rights Triumphed

Posted on AllSides June 3, 2018

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"The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out," declared Barney Frank, who in 1987 was the first member of Congress to exit the closet voluntarily. "Not to write a letter to your congressman, but to come out."

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