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(81,801 posts)Scandal: Affair with a male prostitute
How he was outed: The Washington Times broke the news after the escort in question shared his story with the paper
Widely regarded as one of the most intelligent and well spoken members of the House of Representatives, Barney Frank, a Democratic Congressman for nearly 30 years and the first openly gay member of the House, almost undid his career in 1989 after having an affair with Steve Gobie, a male prostitute. Although Frank was single at the time thus not committing adultery he did pay someone for sex (with personal funds), which is illegal in his state of Massachusetts. But the poor judgment didn't end there. Frank hired Gobie to run errands and allowed him to live at his home, where Frank obviously hoped he would be rehabilitated and renounce his life of sin. The only problem: Gobie kept on working as a prostitute from Frank's home.
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http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1721111_1721210_1883878,00.html