Barney Frank, pivotal Dodd-Frank architect and LGBTQ rights icon, dies at 86
Barney Frank, the openly gay former congressman who helped lead the post-2008 financial reform era and champion LGBTQ rights, died at 86. He was a key architect of the Dodd-Frank Act, which reshaped banking regulation and created new watchdogs after the financial crisis, leaving a lasting impact on finance and civil rights; memorial services are being planned.
