On NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) told Chuck Todd same-sex marriage has advanced because people stopped hiding. Watch the video above.
“Well, I tell you, our reality as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people beat the prejudice,” said Frank. “I mean, the central mechanism is that we stopped hiding. And it turns out we weren’t what the stereotype was. But clearly, there was a point when the notion that I could get married to Jim while I was still in Congress would’ve been the most bizarre possibility.
“I remember the time I got married, someone said, “Well, would it be controversial if you got married while you were still in Congress?” And the answer was, yes it was. A lot of my colleagues were mad that they didn’t get invited. So our reality is that. On the other side, I think the fundamental issue, and it does go back to a Clinton campaign statement, “It’s the economy, stupid.””
