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Barney Frank: One of the first openly gay US congressmen dies aged 86
After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks at his home in Maine living in hospice.
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According to BBC News’s source item, Barney Frank: One of the first openly gay US congressmen dies aged 86, After a decades-long career in Congress, he spent his final weeks at his home in Maine living in hospice.
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- Barney Frank: One of the first openly gay US congressmen dies aged 86BBC News - 2026-05-20T14:28:32+00:00
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