The State's long-awaited scheme to fund fertility treatment is finally in place, but it leaves same-sex couples out in the cold, say campaigners 

'I didn’t go home and I know it’s not a major thing but I wish I had. You never think it’s going to be your last one, you know?'

Gearóid Farrelly had given up on stand-up and started a course in IT when Joanne McNally asked him to go on tour. Ahead of a return to The Everyman, he tells Mary Cate Smith about his journey to making comedy his full-time gig

Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs in the US, according to the American Library Association (ALA). It said the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries.

A large garda presence was visible in and around Merrion Square for the two events

A transgender activist who told a crowd to “punch a terf” has been found not guilty of intentionally encouraging the commission of an offence. Sarah Baker made the comment at a Pride event in central London on July 8.

Justice Minister said gardaí would respond appropriately to far-right protests

"...beautifully constructed with sparkling dialogue and an ingenious, unpredictable plot..."

'The Government’s first step toward making fertility treatment more accessible shouldn’t be to exclude people in gay relationships.'

Malaysia’s government has said all Swatch products that contain lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer elements – including watches, wrappers and boxes – are banned, warning that anyone found with one could be jailed for up to three years.

The fatal stabbing of a gay man after a confrontation between a group of friends who were dancing to a Beyonce song and young men who apparently took offence has spurred the Crazy In Love singer herself to post a tribute on her website.

From family-friendly fun to the Party and the Port — and of course, the parade

Following season one’s fairytale ending, what’s next for Nick and Charlie? The show continues to tackle the complexities of adolescence – teenagers and adults will adore it

The best way to fight ignorance is through information; if information is stifled, it won't get rid of LGBTQ+ youth... it will just drive us into hiding and unsafe surroundings, writes Ed Fitzgerald

Catherine Ryan Howard and Luke O’Neill are among the other authors publishing new titles in August 

The tributes came in from Massive Attack, Alanis Morrisette, Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, and Russell Crowe

Starring in The Glass Menagerie in Cork, the actor says they have no problem mixing straight roles with their work as a drag performer  

A senior analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which investigates and researches online misinformation, hate and extremism, says the storming of events in libraries or the destruction of copies of books, are part of a strategy that first emerged in the US

In a country known for its social conservatism, we’ve finally found our fabulousness. But what is it really like being a draq queen in Ireland today?

"Brave people representing an invisible community, legislated against by the church/state machine, at best ignored and unacknowledged, at worst othered and monstered. Not anymore."