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According to the MarineCorp Times, soldiers stations throughout Afghanistan are using a Craigslist site, "presumably left over from the U.S. war in Iraq," to find sexual partners on multiple major bases, including Kandahar Airfield, Bagram, Camp Leatherneck/Bastion, and Forward Operating Bases Ghazni and Salerno. Though Some ads specifically state taht the poster is looking for a female partner, the majority of users seem to be seeking sex with other men.

Eric Fanning, a gay man, has been confirmed to the second-highest civilian position in the U.S. Air Force.

At least 75 top Republicans have signed a legal brief to be submitted to the Supreme Court this week, arguing that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, according to The New York Times, which obtained a copy of the document.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki used his discretionary authority to allow the burial of Nancy Lynchild’s ashes, the agency said Thursday The VA said the request was the first of its kind that Shinseki was asked to consider, and the first he has approved.

The officers’ spouse club at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina has offered a full membership to Ashley Broadway, the lesbian spouse of a U.S. Army officer. The move ends a controversy running nearly two months that highlighted the unequal treatment of same-sex spouses in the military.