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Tens of thousands gathered in downtown Budapest for the banned event

Thousands march in banned Budapest Pride parade

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through Hungary's capital as a banned LGBTQ+ rights rally swelled into a mass demonstration against the government.

World • 28 Jun

Dublin Pride said it expects a response on how RTÉ will make "amends for this situation"

Dublin Pride ends media partnership with RTÉ

Dublin Pride has announced it is terminating its media partnership with RTÉ saying it is "angered and disappointed" by recent discussions about the transgender community on the Liveline radio programme.

Ireland • 15 Jun 22

Pride march in Tbilisi cancelled over fears of violence

LGBT+ pride march in Tbilisi cancelled after violence

LGBT+ rights campaigners who planned to stage a pride march in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, have cancelled the event after their office was stormed and ransacked, activists said on Twitter.

World • 05 Jul 21

A pitch invader waved a rainbow flag as Hungary and Germany lined out on Wednesday

What's in Hungary's controversial anti-LGBT law?

A new law in Hungary banning the "promotion" of homosexuality among minors has sparked widespread outcry - dominating Euro 2020 with a rainbow row and overshadowing today's EU summit on in Brussels.

World • 24 Jun 21

Jed Dowling said the emphasis this year is on small events

Range of Pride events planned across country

Pride is being marked across the country this month but many events are taking place virtually for the second year in a row due to the pandemic.

Ireland • 20 Jun 21

Paul Ryder (left) and Eddie McGuinness co-host the Dublin Digital Pride festival in the round room of the Mansion House

Pride events go online to mark 50th anniversary

Fifty years on from the first Pride march, the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters have taken many of their events online this weekend, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

World • 28 Jun 20

Thousands took part in last year's Pride parade in Dublin

Dublin's Pride parade cancelled due to Covid-19

Organisers of this year's Dublin Pride parade say it has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus • 29 Apr 20

Leo Varadkar posed for photographs with many of those taking part in the parade

Varadkar joins thousands attending Belfast pride parade

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was among thousands of people who took part in Belfast's pride parade this afternoon.

Ulster • 03 Aug 19

Thousands of people are taking part in the parade in Dublin

In pictures: Dublin's Pride parade

Images of today's festivities as thousands of people take part in Dublin's Pride parade.

Gallery • 29 Jun 19

A person holds a trans and gender diverse flag during Pride festivities

72% of NI people accepting of transgender community

More than a fifth of people in Northern Ireland are prejudiced against the transgender community, while 72% are 'not prejudiced', an academic survey has found.

Ulster • 14 Jun 19