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

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

See Pride Marches From 1969 to Now in 15 Unearthed Images

With these historic photos from Getty Images, take a look back at Pride Month and its evolution.

Neo-Nazis Parade Around Florida Chanting ‘Jews Will Not Replace Us’

Some of the neo-Nazis took their hatred on the road to the Sunshine State from Ohio, Wisconsin and Maine.

In good companies

The Advocate adds 10 firms to its list of the top gay-friendly employers in the country

Interview: No-Holds Barr

Roseanne Barr's third act as class warrior is a lot like her first act, as class warrior.

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.

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.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Pastor Who Blamed Katrina on Gays Has COVID

John Hagee is the pastor of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. 

Gays Shut Out of the Cabinet

As if the news of antigay pastor Rick Warren's invitation to deliver Obama's inaugural invocation weren't insulting enough to LGBT Americans, we're now hit with the reality that no openly gay people will be seated at the cabinet table to weigh in on the next antigay flap.

North Carolina 'Bathroom Bill' Sponsor Backed by Far-Right LGBTQ Group

Deplorable Pride, with a history of anti-Muslim statements and ties to Proud Boys, has endorsed Dan Bishop, running in a special congressional election today.

No Magic Pillow Will Fix the Sleepless Nights Trump Created

We live in scary times, made even more frightening because a corporate suck-up with zero empathy is in charge.

Leslie Feinberg's Gone and Something's Missing

It's nearly three years since the author of Stone Butch Blues left the world, and Riki Wilchins is still grieving. 

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.

Chicago Pride Parade, Nation's Third Largest, Postponed

Organizers hope to hold the parade in late summer or fall.

Op-ed: Whither Gay Provincetown?

Provincetown, Mass., has long been 'our' place. Those days may be numbered, if the latest Carnival is any indication.

The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday

In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.

And they're off! 8 things to watch for as the 2024 presidential election kicks into high gear

Debates, the economy, Trump sentencing, abortion, JD Vance and Project 2025, and Tim Walz as an LGBTQ+ defender may affect the election, writes John Casey.