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RuPaul makes ‘herstory’ with another Emmy win

RuPaul’s Drag Race’s winning streak continues. The popular VH1 competition series grabbed even more gold at this past weekend’s 2021 Creative Arts Emmys. It snatched up five awards, including one for RuPaul, who took home his sixth straight win for…

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Aetna sued for discrimination against LGBT couples

Insurance giant Aetna is facing a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company discriminates against LGBTQ couples seeking fertility treatment. The company requires couples to actively try to get pregnant for six to 12 months. Opposite sex couples can simply say they’ve…

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Germany compensates hundreds over Nazi-era anti-LGBT laws

German authorities have compensated nearly 250 people who were prosecuted or investigated under a Nazi-era law criminalizing homosexuality that continued to be enforced enthusiastically after World War II. The Federal Office of Justice said Monday that, up to the end of…