Springfield, IL (KMOV) -- Illinois has given approval to a request by a Florida man to place a Festivus pole inside the Illinois State Capitol.

Once again holiday movies will abound on your TV screens for the Christmas season, but this year there's a bit of a queer twist to the festivities.

A new book chronicling the lives of nine transgender women across the country who have been incarcerated comes amid historic progress for such prisoners.

The holidays are a time to give thanks and help those in need.

Last year, SFGN covered five LGBT-friendly stores to support while doing your holiday shopping. This year, we’re bringing five more into the spotlight so you can feel twice as good about your purchase knowing you’re promoting an inclusive business.

Not sure what to read next? Or to give as a gift? Look no further than SFGN’s holiday reading and book giving guide

For so many, 2020 has been a year you would rather forget. No, it is a year to remember.  

It’s barely December, but Hallmark, Lifetime, UpTV and other cable networks have been running their syrupy holiday movies nonstop for more than a month already.

There’s obviously money to be made from Monet.

“Dog” years are commonly measured as seven human years, so that 7-year-old pooch is the equivalent of a 49-year-old.

With a gay men’s chorus and a gay icon, Christmas is coming early to South Florida.

It's holiday time! It's time for everyone to break open that piggy bank for those in our lives whom we love above all.

Christmas surprises aren’t reserved for late December. Antonio Dumas, owner of To The Moon in Wilton Manors, took over the role of Santa and brought holiday cheer to hundreds of first responders in South Florida. 

The holidays are here. It’s a time of giving, but it’s also a time for competing — for the best festive lights and decorations.

When you think of a wreath you likely think of green branches with some holly berries sticking out through a festive ribbon.

The upcoming Hanukkah holiday is both a delightful and delicious festival.

Check out SFGN’s holiday shopping guide for some out of the box ideas

What would the holiday season be like without music? Hymns and carols traditionally ring in the season, while the songs of Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer offer nostalgic reminders of time spent with family and friends.

An ornament featuring Santa in a speedo or a sparkly new shirt for the new year.

You ever wonder why families have rifts? Or new holiday traditions are started? As a gay married man I think about that a lot.  

Arts venues may be closed or operating at minimal capacity due to the COVID-19 precautions, but that doesn’t mean you have to forego those treasured holiday traditions like “The Nutcracker” and symphony concerts.

If you tune in to Lifetime or the Hallmark Channel during their annual holiday movie marathons leading up to Christmas, then you’ve probably already figured out the formula (swapping out the variables): Burned out (marketing exec/writer/photographer) is stranded in a (small mountain village/charming inn/family homestead) where she meets a (handsome single father/brooding handyman/prince of obscure European nation) and rediscovers the spirit of Christmas. 

If anything proves how mainstream the LGBT community has become, it's the advent of queer-themed made-for-TV holiday movies.

After much research and browsing the internet, I found some great and unique gift ideas for the 2020 holiday season.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have put a damper on the usual cheer, but contrary to what gay icon Dolly Parton described as “a hard candy Christmas,” there’s a brilliant drag show streaming on demand to put the “ho” back into your 2020 holiday festivities. 

The unofficial end of summer is also the official celebration of working people.

The holidays are upon us and you either want to give, receive, or just unwind by watching an LGBT video. Here are six sexy suggestions.

Lips has found a way to be even more fabulous than it already is. They’re getting in the spirit of the season with their Not-Your-Ordinary Holiday Toy Drive. On Sunday, Dec. 11, their Drag-A-Licious Brunch kicks things up a notch by turning into a toy drive.

Don't mess with the Divas!

Well, Christmas is over once again. My favorite time of year has come and gone.