Frank sees gay equality "in my lifetime"

WASHINGTON | Wed Mar 2, 2011 5:27pm EST

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/02/us-finance-summit-gayrights-idUSTRE7215Q720110302

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The highest-profile openly gay lawmaker predicted on Wednesday that the United States could soon see an end to legalized discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender.

"We are on the verge of major breakthroughs," Representative Barney Frank told the Reuters Future Face of Finance Summit.

Hasn't he said this before?  Is there a string in his back I don't know about and don't these things usally say more then one thing?