Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights. He also helped to craft the most significant changes to the financial system in a generation. Frank was both brusque and erudite. He was the first lawmaker to come out as gay voluntarily. Frank recently spoke to The Associated Press and he advised the left-wing of his party to be less purist and more willing to accept compromise as a form of progress. Frank died late Tuesday. He was 86.
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Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights. He also helped to craft the most significant changes to the financial system in a generation. Frank was both brusque and erudite. He was the first lawmaker to come out as gay voluntarily. Frank recently spoke to The Associated Press and he advised the left-wing of his party to be less purist and more willing to accept compromise as a form of progress. Frank died late Tuesday. He was 86.
Barney Frank, longtime Democratic congressman who crafted financial reforms and brought visibility to gay rights, dies.
Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2026. There are 227 days left in the year.
The Vatican is sending new signals about how it intends to minister to LGBTQ+ Catholics in the Pope Leo XIV era. There are signs of openness and limitations. LGBTQ+ Catholic advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke of their sexuality and faith. Additionally, Leo made clear during a recent airborne news conference that he believed the church’s teachings on social justice, equality and freedom were far more important than its teaching on sexual morality. At that same news conference, though, Leo also made clear he will go no further than Francis on the contentious matter of same-sex blessings.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he’s concerned about the allure of easy money — lottery tickets, buy now, pay later loans and the promise of a crypto windfall. Bessent worries the get-rich-quick mindset often leads Americans farther from financial stability, not closer to it. The billionaire hedge fund manager and the first openly gay treasury secretary has a personal history marked by financial struggles, with humble beginnings in rural South Carolina. Bessent hopes part of his Treasury Department legacy will be promoting financial literacy, helping Americans budget and save. This push comes as the government amasses record debt and critics say Bessent should focus more on lowering Americans' cost of living.
A couple from Utah face parental kidnapping charges after being accused of taking a 10-year-old child to Cuba amid a complicated custody fight involving the child’s gender identity. Court document show someone from the child's family raised concerns the child had been taken to Havana for gender-affirming surgery. It’s not clear if the defendants, who include the child’s biological father, actually planned on surgery for the child. The return of children kidnapped by a parent and taken overseas often is settled through negotiations or legal petitions. In the Utah case, federal officials worked with Cuba to deport the defendants and sent a government aircraft to retrieve the child.
This year's Louisville Pride 5K will be on June 11, 2023 at Iroquois Park due to the construction in Cherokee Park,
Students want to see university leadership condemn the law, and are pushing for other changes to support the LGBTQ community on campus.
The Louisville-based non-profit posted on social media that it has not received any known threats, but "safety has been and will always be our priority."