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Pentagon Plan on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Ready for Congress
Obama Backs Equal Benefits for Gay Partners
Mexico City Mayor Vows to Defend Gay Marriage Law
NFL Player Accused In Transgender Sex Assault

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Professional football player Eric Green has been accused of forcing himself onto a transgendered New York City woman in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Florida. The woman, says after meeting Green at a casino in Arizona in 2009, the two went back to his condo where he allegedly forcibly sodomized her, according to the New York Daily News.

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While in Tampa to promote high-speed rail projects, President Obama on Thursday said he supports measures to give gay and lesbian partners the same benefits as married couples. “At the federal level, one of the things that we’re trying to do is to make sure that partnerships are recognized for purposes of benefits,” he said. He mentioned hospital visitation rights, Social Security and pension benefits.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will unveil the Pentagon’s plan to prepare for repealing the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” law regarding gay soldiers at a committee hearing Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said. “The Defense Department leadership is actively working on an implementation plan and the secretary will have more to say about this next week,” Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said on Thursday.

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Mexico City’s mayor says he will defend the capital’s gay-marriage law and insists the ordinance will take effect in March despite an appeal by federal prosecutors. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the federal appeal on constitutional grounds is wrong. He says nothing in Mexico’s constitution prohibits same-sex marriage or adoption by gay couples. The city’s legal adviser, Leticia Bonifaz, said Thursday the first gay marriages will be performed in early May while the Supreme Court hears the case.

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Obama Renews Vow to Repeal Military Ban on Gays
Feds Seek to Overturn Mexico City Gay Marriage Law
CBS Considering Airing Gay Dating Site Ad During Super Bowl

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Mexican federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try to overturn Mexico City’s gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution. The Mexico City law, approved in December and due to take effect in March, is the first of its kind in Latin America. The federal Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that it believes the law “violates the principle of legality, because it strays from the constitutional principle of protecting the family.”

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The network says it is reviewing an ad from ManCrunch.com, a dating site specifically for gay men. After days of deliberations on whether to run a controversial Super Bowl ad from gay dating site ManCrunch.com, CBS has not yet reached a decision. The 30-second spot shows two men excitedly watching the game, before their hands brush as they both reach into a bowl of chips. Suddenly, the two begin making out, much to the shock of a guy sitting close by.

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President Barack Obama vowed to work with lawmakers “this year” to repeal the law that bans gays from serving openly in the US military. As a candidate, Obama promised to scrap the policy that requires gays to keep quiet about their sexual orientation or face expulsion but has moved cautiously since taking office a year ago. “This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are,” Obama said in his debut State of the Union address.

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Defense Wraps Up Testimony in Prop 8 Trial
eHarmony Settles Lawsuit Over Same-Sex Matching
Report Claims Increase of Gays & Lesbians in US Military
Utah Rep. Files Measure to Block DC Gay Marriage

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An estimated 66,000 gay, lesbian and bisexual people are serving in the U.S. military, roughly 2 percent of all military personnel, according to a report released Tuesday by a gay rights policy center. The figures suggest a slight increase in the number of gays, lesbians and bisexuals in the military, and they provide opponents of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy with fresh data as they lobby the Obama administration for its repeal. Gays, lesbians and bisexuals account for about 13,000 active duty service members, equal to less than 1 percent currently deployed, the report estimated. About 53,000 others serve in the National Guard and reserves, equaling about 3.4 percent.

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A congressman from Utah has filed legislation that would overturn a D.C. bill allowing gay marriage. U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican, submitted his legislation Tuesday. Gay marriage is not yet legal in the district, but the D.C. City Council passed a bill in December allowing the unions in the city. Because the city is a federal district and not a state its laws must be sent to Congress before taking effect.

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Testimony has ended in a federal case challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Lawyers for the sponsors of Proposition 8 tentatively rested their case Wednesday after introducing materials from the 2008 election campaign. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who will decide the case without a jury, said he will set a date for closing arguments after reviewing the evidence.

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eHarmony Inc, which operates a website to help singles find relationships, said on Tuesday that it settled a class action lawsuit over same-sex matching. All claims against the company will be dismissed and a $2 million settlement fund will be established, eHarmony said, with $500,000 designated as a fund for claims by the class. eHarmony, based in Pasadena, California, did not admit any wrongdoing or liability by settling the case, which was filed in 2007 on behalf of a class of gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals in California who alleged they were unable to use the website to be matched with same-sex partners.

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Defense Begins in Federal Prop 8 Trial
Survey Says UK More Liberal on Homosexuality
Mystery Surrounds Murder of Houston Transgender Woman
Man Gets Maximum Sentence for Attack on Transgender Prostitute

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