same-sex marriage or civil unions. gay rights groups are applauding you the move. the new law takes effect the beginning of the new year. in libya, the rebels fighting the gadhafi regime are a ragtag bunch, not highly trirnd highly organized a all right of the times. cnn s sarah sider is in the rebel stronghold of benghazi with their desire to bring this regime to an end. reporter: these men came from all over the world and came back to the homeland, they want to too many man they say a tyrant, topple moammar gadhafi by storming tripoli. on the beaches of benghazi, this unit is the latest weapon in the revolution. these masked men have traveled thousands of miles to prepare for a fight in the capital tripoli to end gadhafi s regime once and for all.