'It's a sign that the prejudice is diminishing.' Barney Frank on an openly gay candidate for president surging in the polls. - Hardball
30 years ago, coming out as a gay politician had a much different effect.
Former Congressman Barney Frank once said that when he came out to then-House Speaker Tip O'Neill, O'Neill told Frank he was "sorry to hear it," because O'Neill thought it would limit Frank's political future. Fast-forward to today, and we're seeing an openly gay candidate rising in the polls for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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