Host and producer Tom Hantzarides announced that effective in January 2017 he will begin broadcasting his radio show, “GET OUT! South Florida” at 7 p.m. Saturdays on Alpha Media’s 850AM WFTL. With 50,000 watts of power, the show will be heard from Port St. Lucie to Key West.

Celebrating friendships has never been more important. The past year put physical and emotional distance between even the closest of friends.

Editor's Note: Key West will re-open to visitors on Sunday, Oct. 1 and they need your support.

Only a 3-hour drive from Miami surrounded by clear turquoise waters of the Atlantic Ocean on the left and the Gulf of Mexico on the right (or faster still by plane), Key West is just as much the gay destination as it’s ever been.

Pool parties, cruises, trolley tours and more await the thousands of women who are expected to flock to Key West this Labor Day Weekend for WomenFest – one of the largest gatherings of lesbians and friends in North America.

Photographer Matthew Leifheit became fascinated with a tale he heard while strolling around Key West on a ghost tour: Robert the doll, an effigy of an aging man’s younger self that he carried with him.

Here are the winners of SFGN's "Best of 2016" in Key West.

Here are SFGN's "Best of 2017" winners in Key West.

These lucky winners were chosen to be SFGN's Key West's Best of Restaurant, Burger, and more by our readers.

These lucky winners were chosen to be SFGN's Key West's Best of Key Lime Pie, Non-profit, and more by our readers.

The winners for Best of Key West 2022 have been announced. Check them out below.

After hearing testimony from the trans community, the Florida Board of Medicine voted Friday to create standards of gender-affirming care for trans youth, prompted by the Department of Health’s petition to not allow any treatment until adulthood and for adult patients to have a 24-hour waiting period.

From a foam party to men in tutus this year’s 5-day Key West Pride celebration is sure to keep guests entertained. This year’s event takes place all over the island from June 11 to June 15.

The last item on the Wilton Manors commission meeting agenda generated the most robust discussion of the evening.

Key West does PRIDE with splashy pool parties, on-the-water adventures, beach parties, late-night dance parties, a race for tutu-wearing competitors, an intriguing film premiere and a lively community, hometown parade. Set for Wednesday through Sunday, June 11-15, the festival spotlights the all-accepting diversity that has helped make Key West an internationally renowned gay and lesbian vacation spot.

If you have ever visited Key West then you will be familiar with the conch. The word is pretty much everywhere, found in a variety of contexts.

October is LGBT History Month and it is a time to honor LGBT accomplishments.

The holidays may be over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to eat, drink and be merry.

After a two-year deliberation, The Florida Supreme Court declared that “sexual intercourse” isn’t solely between a man and woman.

Parts of the Florida Keys will re-open for tourists this Sunday Oct. 1 following a two-week long recovery period from Hurricane Irma’s ruin.

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(SFGN) Gay Iraq war veteran, author and LGBT activist Rob Smith will serve as the Grand Marshal for 2014 Key West Pride during multiple events starting on June 11 and culminating in the Pride Parade on June 15.

On the island of one human family, Steve K. Smith is remembered for making Key West a fabulous gay destination. 

(WB) Hurricane Irma caused significant damage in Key West when it made landfall in the Florida Keys on Sunday.

An advertisement for a nursing position has created a storm of outrage over one of its job criteria - no Haitians.

It’s summertime in South Florida, but it’s about to feel a lot hotter in Key West. The annual Tropical Heat Festival filled with revelry and fun runs August 13-16 in Key West.

Life in Key West is slowly returning to normal – as normal as life in Key West can be.

June is typically Pride month around the country and Key West is no exception to that rule. Unlike most cities, however, Key West stretches a weekend of parties and parades into five nights and four days of fun beginning with a kick-off party at Island House on Wednesday, June 8. It’s the only occasion in the year when the world famous men’s resort opens its doors to both men and women. Believe me this busy reception sets a festive tone for the super-long weekend.

Earlier this month Key West crowned its 33^rd Queen Mother at a festive event at the famed La Te Da Hotel on Duval. After an evening of performances and proclamations Charlize Angel (aka James Harcup) walked away with the title, becoming one of only a handful of contenders in the pageant’s long history to earn the coveted crown with their first attempt.

On World AIDS Day, Tuesday, December 1, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. join the Friends of the AIDS Memorial, city and county officials and Key West residents and friends in front of the historic Key West City Hall (Formerly Glynn Archer School) on White Street. There will be a short candlelight march to the only official AIDS Memorial in the United States at Edward B. Knight Pier.

(WB) Authorities on Sunday began to allow residents of Key West and the lower Florida Keys who evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irma to return home.