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Rep. Barney Frank and Jim Ready walking back down the aisle after exchanging vows in Newton, Massachusetts on Saturday.
Veteran lawmaker Barney Frank married longtime boyfriend Jim Ready on Saturday night in Newton, Massachusetts, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to marry to a partner of the same-sex. Details are now trickling of what one guest called the "wedding of the century for liberal gay Democratic politics," according to the New York Times.
Senator John Kerry and Gov. Deval L. Patrick left early. But Representative Nancy Pelosi stayed late — and swayed on the dance floor to “It’s Raining Men.” Elizabeth Kucinich snapped photographs, as her husband, Dennis, chatted up Representative Steny H. Hoyer by the hors d’oeuvres. And Terrence McNally, the playwright, joined in the hora and a group singalong of "Low Rider" by War, with President Obama-themed lyrics written for the occasion.
Massachusetts Governor Patrick, a champion of states implementing marriage equality, officiated the ceremony.
Frank offered up his relationship status back in 1987 by publicly announcing he was gay. And he was the first congressman to do so voluntarily.
This is the first marriage for both Frank and Ready.
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Why is this story about two gay men being married the only story in the O'Donnell library that is not a story against Republicans?
My guess is that it is the only positive(?) story the Democratic party has to tell. Am I wrong? If so, please gush forth with all the great Democratic stories to be told tonight. Honestly, I see an entire party devoid of thought.
Well, it is rather simple, the best story the Dems have to sell is that they are not the Repubs.
Congrats to the happy couple. Wonderful smiles both have going.
I guess that little nastiness of Congressman Barney Frank having had to be chastised in the well of the House by his colleagues for having cohabitated with a male "partner" who was running a gay call guy service out of Barney's Georgetown appartment is forgiven, if not forgotton.
But congratulations go out to the happy couple, albeit there is that old saw about gay marriage allowing for these people to become in due time just as dissallusioned and bitter about each other as most yoked together in perpetuity heterosexual married couples are. LOL!
Sad how people like Keith cry about things 30-40 years ago when it is people he doesnt like, but when those same offenses come from people he likes it is OK.
Old saying about gay marriage? LOL
Do you have nothing better to do with your life than to follow me around on this blog with your nonsense. Go out and get a job for a few years and try to get some perspective on real life, and then perhaps someone will pay attention to your incoherant idosyncratic ramblings, Jason.
Yes people who post all day have nothing better to do with their life. Do you think you should win since you can insult better? Isn't that the repub way, he who yells the most hateful thing wins?
These kids are too young, they don't know what they're rushing into!
hahahahaha, good one.
I do see that Barney's bride Jim is sporting a cute little mustache and goatee, well groomed, of course, worn in the manner of another man trying to make his mouth resemble a vagina.
Interesring, Keith Longley,
could you explain this stragety more? You seem to know quite a bit. I, not being a gay man enjoy oral sex and want it so seem like oral sex. But do you and the men with whom you share oral sex to you really try to simulate a vagina?
I see by your mug shot you sport the very same mustache style and beard I pointed out belonged to the new bride.
I'll accept your disclaimer about not being gay, but as to your statement that you enjoy oral sex, let me ask...do you remember your very first occasion when you enjoyed oral sex, greck? Tell me then, what did you do, spit it out or swallow it?
Keith, you're the one who proclaimed expertise, not me.
I've never administered nor received oral sex from a man. You, on the other hand seem to know much about it, so I merely wanted to learn from you.
....or are you just a troll?
Teabagger speak 101: "I accept that you are not gay, what is it like to be gay"
It's amazing to me how much guys like Keith have gay sex at the forefront of their thinking.
I have to agree, kinda disturbing.
I wonder how many forms of I.D attendees had to show for this affair?