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There is an irony that the most active anti-gay groups are Al-Qaeda and the American Right wing.

Barney Frank

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Barney Frank
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: March 31
Former U.S. Representative
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Bayonne
New Jersey
Barnett Frank
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