Barney Frank, first openly gay member of Congress and Wall Street reformer, dies at 86

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Barney Frank on the evolution of gay rights and trust in government: Meet the Press Archive 16:39 Justice Department indicts former Cuban leader Raúl Castro 05:34 Now Playing Barney Frank, first openly gay member of Congress and Wall Street reformer, … Read more

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, dies at 47 from brain cancer

Jason Collins, the NBA’s first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, the NBA announced. He was 47. Collins spent 13 years as a player in the league for six different franchises. He revealed in 2013 that he was gay, an announcement … Read more

Jason Collins, the first openly gay NBA player, dies at 47 from brain cancer

Jason Collins, a longtime NBA center who became the first openly gay man to play in any of America’s four leading professional sports leagues, died Tuesday following months of treatment for glioblastoma. He was 47. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The NBA announced Collins’s death … Read more

Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings at a perilous political moment for President Donald Trump and with open division on the right over the war he launched in Iran. While Trump maintains broad support among conservatives, the war in Iran is more than a wrinkle for activists drawn to … Read more