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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Local city and community leaders are warning members of the LGBT community to be on alert after three gay men were found murdered in New York City. Read the full article here »

A Pentagon announcement yesterday that it will open military commissaries and child-care facilities this year to the same-sex partners of service members propels a wave of gay rights issues sweeping onto the national agenda.

Even as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was announcing the changes in military benefits, the U.S. Senate was debating a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, which for the first time would extend federal protection to homosexual partners suffering domestic abuse. A vote is expected today. Read the full article here »

WASHINGTON -- With possibly hours left until the Senate votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, conservative groups are ramping up their efforts to pressure Republicans to vote against the bill, making claims the bill's proponents say are either misleading or completely false. Read the full article here »

Nearly two weeks after David Rangel was found choked to death in his Jackson Heights apartment, police have yet to name a suspect or make an arrest in connection to the murder. Read the full article here »

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote to reauthorize an LGBT-inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act, which provides help and resources for victims of domestic violence. Read the full article here »