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77% of LGBTQ+ young people have faced workplace sexual harassment, new research finds

Disturbingly, threats to use sexual violence to “fix” young people’s gender and sexuality diversity were reported by 30% of those who experienced workplace sexual harassment.

A labor of love

Gay rights activists are finding common ground and forming surprising alliances with America's labor unions.

In Response to 'Labor of Love'

An FTM activist responds to the media coverage of Thomas Beatie after his article appeared in The Advocate.

Labor Dept. Finally Clarifies Trans Protections

Secretary of Labor Tom Perez finally clarified that the department's transgender employees will receive nondiscrimination protections.

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.

82% of trans workers have suffered discrimination or harassment: report

"Our analysis indicates that employment discrimination against transgender employees is persistent and widespread," the Williams Institute's report states.

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.

Gloria Estefan's Gay Labor of Love

The pop icon and her husband made a movie about a conservative straight man who gets a heart transplant from a drag queen.

Labor Department to Contractors: Feel Free to Discriminate

A new memo urges those enforcing antidiscrimination orders to take a contractor's religious beliefs into account.

Labor Department Stalls on Trans Discrimination Review

In February, Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced that the department would begin reviewing 2012's Macy v. Holder case, determining how best to integrate that decision into department policy.

Labor of Love

Thomas Beatie gives The Advocate a first-person account of how it feels to be pregnant and carrying a child for his wife and himself.

Labor of Love

Is society ready for this pregnant husband?

Intertwined: The Labor Movement and LGBT Rights

The president of the AFL-CIO has a message for the Pride season.

Trump's Labor Secretary Nominee No Friend to Workers

Andy Puzder, who heads the parent company of Carl's Jr., is a critic of business regulations and opposes a major increase in the minimum wage.