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Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, passed away at the age of 86 at his home. He had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure.
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US Rep. Barney Frank,D-MA, chairman of the US House Financial Services Committee conducts hearings on "Financial Market Regulatory Restructuring." July 10, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images
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Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades, died Tuesday night at his home, according to a close friend who confirmed his death to member station GBH.
He was 86 years old and had been receiving hospice care for congestive heart failure.
Recently asked by GBH if he wished he could do over any part of his career, Frank replied: "I would have come out earlier."
Read GBH's full remembrance here.

Barney Frank was a pioneering figure in the gay rights movement, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights during his over three decades in Congress.
Barney Frank represented Massachusetts in Congress for more than three decades.
Barney Frank died from congestive heart failure while receiving hospice care.

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Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images/Getty Images
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WBUR's Anthony Brooks spoke with Frank while in hospice at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, where he lives with his husband, Jim Ready.
In their conversation, Frank shared an urgent message for Democrats hoping to bounce back from Trump.
He says Democrats have a chance to defeat President Donald Trump's brand of right-wing populism, but only if the party embraces core economic issues instead of polarizing culture fights.
This is a developing story.