Barney Frank's memorial service will be at Faneuil Hall

Barney Frank, a longtime Massachusetts congressman, died at age 86 after being in hospice care at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. A memorial service will be held at Faneuil Hall at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 8. Frank served in Congress for 32 years and was known as an outspoken liberal and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. In 1987, he became the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay. After the 2008 global financial crisis, he helped craft the banking reform bill known as the Dodd-Frank Act. He remained politically active until his death, calling for liberals to respond to reactionary populism with a measured, long-term approach and urging Democratic leaders to embrace progressive ideas without forcing them on voters.

"The longtime Massachusetts congressman died at the age of 86 last Tuesday. Frank had been in hospice care at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. The memorial celebration will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 8, Frank's former campaign manager and longtime friend Jim Segel confirmed to The Boston Globe."

"Frank, who served in Congress for 32 years, was an outspoken liberal well-known for his advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights. In 1987, he became the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay. After the global financial crisis of 2008, Frank helped craft the major banking reform bill that became known as the Dodd-Frank Act."

"Frank remained vocal about politics until the end of his life. In recent interviews with outlets like CNN, he spoke about how liberals should fight back against the reactionary populism that defines the Trump era by taking a measured approach with a long-term view. Frank was working on a new book, " The Hard Path to Unity," at the time of his death."

""The main obstacle to our defeating populism and going further in the right direction is that mainstream Democrats have to make it clear that we oppose that part of the agenda of our friends on the left that is politically unacceptable. They're right about a lot of things but you have to have some discretion," Frank told the Associated Press. "You should not""

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