University College Cork will become the first university in Ireland to fly the Transgender Pride Flag this afternoon.

The same-sex marriage referendum sparked an influx of calls to a support service for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as it recorded its busiest year.

Six well-known people feature in a new video, explaining what happened when they came out to family and friends.

THE traditional family is a mother and a father, and children. But current figures show that lesbian, gay, transgender or bisexual people make up 7% of the Irish population, and a survey shows that one in five lesbian couples, and one in 14 gay couples, are parents.

A national helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people says many thousands of calls for help are going unanswered.