` ` It worked out better than I thought , '' Frank admits of revealing he is gay . `` Everybody has a last term , and if you 're talking about people that you 've substantially represented , then that 's not an obstacle , '' he said . Frank will retire after his current term in Congress . He says he is retiring one term earlier than he first started . Frank , a Democrat , was first elected to the House from Ohio in November .
` ` It worked out better than I thought , '' Frank admits of revealing he is gay . Frank will retire after his current term in Congress . He says he is retiring one term earlier than he first started . Frank , a Democrat , was first elected to the House from Ohio in November .