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And the winner of Miss Continental 2026 is…

Meet the newly-crowned Miss Continental 2026 winner, as well as the top 12 contestants who were also competing on this year's pageant.

Iowa Mayor Blocks LGBTQ+ Group From Labor Day Parade, Citing ‘Safety’ Concerns

No threats had been received, according to parade organizers and participants.

A Lesson of Labor Day

The shared work of the LGBTQ community and the labor movement dates back to the days of Harvey Milk, writes Mary Beth Maxwell of the Human Rights Campaign.

Meet The Country's Most Powerful Lesbian

Meet Mary Kay Henry, President of Service Employees International Union, and arguably the most powerful lesbian in the United States.

The 17th Trans Person Was Killed in Baltimore on Labor Day

Her name was Bailey Reeves.

The Last Labor Day When LGBTQ Workers Have Rights?

The White House is gunning to let us be fired for who we are, but there's hope on the horizon.

Cleve Jones: This Labor Day, Remember Unions Have Our Back

The civil rights icon talks about his work with UNITE HERE, and how unions like this lift us all up.

Antigay Jewish Group Hired Day Laborers to Picket NYC Pride

Amid the revelry and rainbows in Manhattan this weekend was the standard anti-LGBT religious hatred -- delivered by some unexpected messengers.

Hate-Crime Charge Filed in Labor Day Attack on Gay Texan

Brice Johnson is accused of beating Arron Keahey after the two arranged a meeting via a social networking app.

Ad Wars Begin: Wash. Marriage Campaign Pays Millions for TV

The group working to uphold the state's marriage equality law is planning a post-Labor Day advertising blitz.The group working to uphold the state's marriage equality law is planning a post-Labor Day advertising blitz.

Man Threatens to 'Exterminate' LGBTs in Pulse-Style Massacre

The attack was reportedly planned for Labor Day weekend by an unhinged and possibly gay 50-year-old man.

Going to Southern Decadence? 5 Things to Know About New Orleans's Massive Queer Party

Partying, debauchery, and joy — it's all on display in the French Quarter during Labor Day weekend.

Arrest Made in Cleveland Bar Attack; Ohio Hate-Crimes Law Does Not Apply

A youth has been arrested in connection with a Labor Day weekend assault on a patron of a gay bar, but a hate-crime enhancement of the charge is unlikely under state law.

Judge Drops Case Against Man Who Threatened to 'Exterminate' Gays

The FBI said Craig Jungwirth posted threats on Facebook in August 2016, including one to launch a Labor Day attack bigger than the Pulse massacre. But prosecutors said the evidence was weak.

13 Historic Photos of Men in Love, 1850s to 1950s

This book celebrates love that dared not speak its name.

Gay College President Sheds Light on Academic Closet

When Ralph Hexter assumed the presidency of Hampshire College in western Massachusetts in 2005, his partner of 25 years, Manfred Kollmeir, was officially welcomed with all the trappings of a presidential spouse. Over Labor Day weekend, the couple made it official, exchanging vows in a private ceremony (Massachusetts is the only state allowing same-sex marriage) and breaking the news last week to the campus community.