The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 9, 2012 Rep. Frank Marries Long-Term Gay Partner ----------------------------------------- Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts has become the first sitting member of Congress to have a same-sex wedding. On Saturday, Frank married his longtime partner Jim Ready in a ceremony in Massachusetts. .