Barney Frank: 'Progress has been good'
Extended for the Online Edition of Windy City Times
by Ross Forman
2010-03-24

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Openly gay Democratic U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is optimistic for the future of the LGBT community, particularly because of the past.

And he was a longtime pessimist.

"When we first started this [ fight for equality ] , we didn't know how hated we were. But the progress has been good, and it's mainly by coming out. Part of it is, you can't hide and win the fight at the same time," said Frank, who has represented Massachusetts' 4th Congressional District since 1981.