Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-barney-frank-took-a-cautious-stance-on-same-sex-marriage Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story In an exit interview with NewsHour economic correspondent Paul Solman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., explains his initial position on same-sex marriage in 1996, saying that the enthusiasm of some gay rights advocates led them to be tactically and strategically unwise, which prompted Republicans to pass the Defense of Marriage Act.