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Openly gay congressman Barney Frank is getting married!

The Massachusetts Democrat announced last week that he will marry his partner, Jim Ready, in a Massachusetts ceremony. Same-sex marriage is legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts.

The 71-year-old Frank and his partner Ready have been together for more than 5 years. The congressman, who is retiring from the House at the end of this term, says that he is leaving politics to spend more time with his future spouse.  No date for the nuptials have been announced.

The are currently 4 openly gay members of Congress, of which all are Democrats: Barney Frank, as well as Reps. Jared Polis of Colorado, David Cicilline of Rhode Island and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.

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