The US Department of State will start recognizing same-sex partnerships and providing some benefits. Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL 18), top Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, supports the measure.
“Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that the partners of gay U.S. diplomats are eligible for many benefits currently denied them and allowed to spouses of heterosexual diplomats, according to lawmakers and others advocating the change.”
