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Barney Frank Campaign letter (1972)

“…I will sponsor and work for legislation to outlaw discrimination against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation…”
Barney Frank, 1972 candidate for Massachusetts state representative, took a public stand in support of civil rights for homosexuals, calling for the repeal of sexual conduct laws, an end to police harassment, and legislation to outlaw discrimination of gays and lesbians. He served for eight years in the Massachusetts Legislature, until he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 to represent the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts. Frank is the second openly gay member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first to come out willingly. From the William J. Canfield papers.

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Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
Campaign letter by Barney Frank, candidate for state representative, regarding his own views on proper government policy towards the gay community.
1972-07
1972-07
Gay Community
Gay Community
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20240613
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Gay Community
Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
barney frank state representative for ward 5
1972/07/01
Barney Frank State Representative for Ward 5
1972-07
Gay Community
Frank, Barney
Frank, Barney
Frank, Barney
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• FOR WARDS .~.7 BOYLSTON STREET• BOSTON, MASS. 02116• 3RDFLOOR • TEL. (617) 266-1600 The follo~ constitutes my views on proper government policy towards homosexuals. I have already made these views known to the ~era.l public through the press, ar:rl I will work to get them enacted into law if I am elected State Representative. First, I will introduce and work for a bill to repeal all laws which regulate the sexual cooduct of coosenting adults carried out in private. Second, I intend to propose to the City of Bostm that it follow the policy adopted recently by Washingtoo D. c., where the polic!! ap:reed in a stipulation with the Civil Liberties Unioo not to enforce the sodany law 8JZ8.inst a.dults acting in private, Of course repeal of the law is preferable, but this could be a useful interim step and can be taken by city officials in Boston and elsewhere under the law without any need for legislative f.lction. Third, also as an interim step, I will insist that police officials inmediately cease wasting taxpayers money by the use of policemen as decoys to trap horoose.xua1s. '!his is especially relevant to the state police and their practice of stakin~ out highway rest stops. Fourth, I will sponsor and work for legielatioo to rutlaw discrimination a11.ainst individuals on the basis of their sexual orientatioo in hrusing, employment, public accommodations, or the sale of insurance, ~ ~~CA{} Fifth, I will work with haoosexual ~PI ~ State Representative to publicize instances or official mistreatment of ppy men and wcmen to increase support for these long overdue reforms. (Publicity, or coorse, will 6e subject to the wis~s of the individuals involved, and nothing will be done to embarra.ss anyoneJ July, 1972 dw 1 TBARNEY FRANKTOWORKFORWARD5 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY SEPT. 19 �
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