Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told the Huffington Post today that the gay rights group the Log Cabin Republicans model themselves after “Uncle Tom,” the servile black slave character in the novel Uncle ...

Former liberal Rep. Barney Frank used to get flack for avoiding the hand-to-hand combat other gay leaders engaged in on behalf of LGBT rights, and now he’s explaining why. In his new biography, Frank: ...

In 1987, Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts became the first member of Congress to publicly come out as gay. Since then, he's become a powerhouse, chairing the House Financial Services Committee ...