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On the recordJuly 11, 2016
This is a legislative enactment that essentially says that the fact that I live in a loving committed marriage with another man is somehow a threat to other people's freedom.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Frank criticizes legislation that targets same-sex marriage as a threat to freedom.

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