Missouri politicians also sent the Republican governor legislation to ban transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams from kindergarten through to college, both at public and private schools.

The peace agreement struck on Good Friday 1998 was thought of as ‘impossible’ by commentators through the many years of conflict that preceded it.

The ASTI convention gave a standing ovation when another member called for equality in the workplace

The INTO says it is an "unapologetic advocate for equality" and hit out at calls from religious bodies to not teach children about transgender identity

Set up by Northern Irish LGBT+ charity The Rainbow Project and LGBT Ireland, the forum aims to grow links and connections between those north and south of the border

Groups with official-sounding names have alleged certain books violate child protection legislation and are on a mission to scaremonger, misinform, and mislead

The groups objected to six titles including Dawson's book which has since been removed from the Children’s Books Ireland Pride Reading Guide. 

A Children's Books Ireland spokesperson said that "after careful consideration" they have decided to remove 'This Book is Gay' from the Pride Reading Guide

Heather Humphreys proposed the move in advance of implementing legislative changes in the 2015 Gender Recognition Act 

The deputy principal of Wilson’s Hospital School has said a key concern from the board of management when placing Enoch Burke on administrative leave was “what form” his “next protest” might take.

Punching down on the far less powerful in our society, does nothing to hold those with actual legislative power to account

The most prevalent discriminatory motive for the hate crimes was race (32%), followed by sexual orientation (22%) and nationality (21%)

Every week we hear about the deliberate killing of a human rights defender (HRD) somewhere in the world. In a typical week, there are five or six murders of people peacefully defending the rights of others.

Cork City Council confirmed it has reported to gardaí a number of recent incidents at Grand Parade library involving people opposed to the display of the material

The landscape is not an entirely friendly one for trans youth in Ireland and it can be a minefield for schools when it comes to supporting students who wish to transition, with no clear guidelines in place, writes Jennifer Horgan

Educating children about trans issues could help trans children 'feel safe and included in their school', she said.

Right now, this country has never been more receptive to the idea of a left-wing government that doesn’t include Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael — but can the left in Irish politics get its act together to form a cohesive government?

The victim, in her 40s, suffered several lacerations to her head and a suspected fractured hand in the violent daytime attack

“Our systems and society allowed this man and his views to flourish. Tate, therefore, could have been anyone”

David Babington believes many assaults go unreported, saying: 'People are probably afraid to believe that anything will come of it'

Credit unions are to be used to identify and support victims of coercive control and domestic violence under proposals being drawn up by a Government Minister.

They included comparing LGBTQ+ people to 'paedophiles', a call to 'burn all gays' and for the 'trans lobby' to be 'killed'

"To be gay-bashed at 43 in Cork City is something I had never anticipated would happen to me again," said the influencer, known as 'Material Boy'.

ILGA-Europe report released today says hate speech has led to deadly consequences

The Government has moved a step closer to banning conversion therapy after a study from Trinity College called the practice "traumatising", "destructive", "anxiety-provoking", "horrendous", "harmful" and "damaging".

Also approved was new legislation that will allow anyone over 16 to change their legally registered gender

Sex education in schools is a crucial part of a more complicated societal picture, but it seems clear that the state has difficult choices to make

New changes to Relationship and Sexuality Education for Junior Cycle students are currently being finalised.

As a stroke survivor I welcome the launch of a new Irish Heart Foundation campaign on stroke titled ‘Act FAST — Minutes Matter’.

In small rural parishes, the loss of a priest through retirement or death is keenly felt, says Conor Capplis, with the Catholic Church slow to react to a problem they have known about for many years

Russia may no longer be the totalitarian society that my great-grandfather Nikita Khrushchev ruled six decades ago, but totalitarianism seemingly remains in its DNA

The bullying I witness across schools that hurts me the deepest and makes a mockery of this action plan relates to children with special educational needs

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of one of the most turbulent periods in the history of Irish politics

The public are being asked to participate in a consultation on proposals to disregard historic criminal convictions for consensual sexual activity between gay and bisexual men. 

Fifa’s feeble acquiescence to Qatar’s discriminatory stance on LGBTQ+ rights in the Gulf state is in direct violation of their own stated principles on human rights, writes Sophie King-Hill

World Cup protests

Ireland’s Children’s Minister said it is “disappointing” that European teams will not wear anti-discrimination armbands during the World Cup.

The Hate Offences Bill, which aims to bring Ireland into line with the rest of Europe in having specific hate crime legislation, is too important a piece of legislation to be in any way derailed, writes Adam Long

An extra €6. 8m in funding for domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence services will be rolled out next year to meet “acute service demands” in the sector.

Qatar had agreed to Fifa’s requirements of selling alcohol in the World Cup stadiums when they won the bid 12 years ago.

Football should try to expand to new regions, but awarding a World Cup to Qatar was a mistake on a number of levels, writes Philipp Lahm

Bathrooms, PE and sports facilities, locker rooms, and lunchrooms are spaces LGBTQ+ students were most likely to avoid due to feeling unsafe.

A teacher and her students tell Education Correspondent Jess Casey of the challenges they have been overcoming together

Richard Boyd Barrett said he supports the original idea behind the bill, but it contains some serious problems in its current form