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

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

"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."

'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'

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

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.

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

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

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

"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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thousands of demonstrators have marched in Hungary’s capital to voice their opposition to government measures seen as targeting LGBT people.

In Germany, around 35,000 revellers have marched for LGBTQ rights at Berlin’s annual Christopher Street Day celebration – twice as many as had been expected.

Rapper Cardi B has hit back at accusations of “queerbaiting” in her latest music video. The term is often used to describe straight performers who hint at non-heterosexual encounters, without actually depicting them, to attract LGBT fans.

Get ready to be entertained and enlightened with an array of great events at Cork Pride Week 2021, from  July 24 to August 1