A wave of rainbow-colored pride, openness and acceptance is sweeping through Olympic pools, skateparks, halls and fields, with a record number of openly gay competitors in Tokyo

Hormonal therapy is normal in our society - so why can some access it easier than others?

John Spillane, the Frank & Walters and a number of the city's emerging soul singers will perform at venues such as Fitzgerald’s Park and Ballincollig Regional Park

His clothes have been worn by some of the coolest women in fashion, from Tilda Swinton to Róisín Murphy, now the Irish designer is turning his attention to the world of art

Candy Warhol is the founder of Cork-based drag house and queer cabaret show Mockie Ah 

Cork-based author is one of two winners of the James Tait Black Prizes for debut novel A Ghost in the Throat

"As supermodels and millionaires, reality stars and actors walked the red carpet in New York this week, Afghan women were protesting a Taliban diktat one photo at a time"

Dillon O’Sullivan, 23, of 6 Hillcrest Court, Riverstick, Co Cork, pleaded guilty at Bandon District Court to two public order charges and to a charge of obstructing gardaí during the incident in Kinsale on June 7 last

A Cork-based charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about the racism queer men of colour and Travellers experience from within the LGBTQ+ community

The Macroom native will be taking part in Cork Short Story Festival in advance of launching her latest book 

Jon Gruden stepped down after The New York Times reported that the LA Raiders coach frequently used misogynistic and homophobic language directed at Commissioner Roger Goodell and others in the NFL.

Good morning everyone. Here's today's briefing from the early crew here on the Irish Examiner newsdesk.

'It means so much to be a little queer boy from the Liberties proving that being different and being working class doesn't mean you are set up to fail'

"Even if you support a club based in one of the gayest towns in Europe – like Brighton & Hove Albion, with their rainbow merch and inclusive policies – there are no players queering the pitch."

Memories of John Prine, and a story told to him in Listowel fed into the Cork musician's lockdown album 

In music: Whipping Boy and Bitch Falcon in archive RTÉ sessions on The Alternative; live action from Jealous Of The Birds, Odd Morris, Smoothboi Ezra and more via Seconds Away on 2XM; kids take over the decks on RTÉ Jr

Brooklyn 99's Stephanie Beatriz and Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness are among the cast members 

This time around transphobic, Dave Chappelle, isn't just delivering stand-up comedy lines in his Netflix show, he's delivering continued permission to hate 

The Marvel adventure has been pulled from Gulf region markets after sources claim the studio refused to remove a same-sex kiss

An LGBT advocacy group in China that has spearheaded many of the country’s legal cases pushing for greater rights is halting its work for the foreseeable future.