PECKER UP
(Best male bartender/server)
Dave at Woody’s
Runners up: Francis at Woody’s, Shane MacKinnon
CLAM BAKE
(Best female bartender/server)
Patricia at Buddies
Runners up: Sandy De Almeida at the Gladstone, Tania at Voglie
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
(Best drag-queen performer)
Miss Conception
Runners up: Donnarama, Sofonda Cox
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
(Best drag-king performer)
Clint Lyckher
Runners up: Flare, Deb Pearce
HOT MESS
(Messiest drag performance)
Donnarama
Runners up: Lena Over, Fay Slift
CILF – Celebrity I’d like to fuck
(Hottest gay celebrity)
Ricky Martin
Runners up: Neil Patrick Harris, Anderson Cooper
CILF – Celebrity I’d like to fuck
(Hottest lesbian celebrity)
Ellen DeGeneres
Runners up: Portia de Rossi, Chely Wright
CLOSET HANGER
(Best closeted celebrity)
Tom Cruise
Runners up: Anderson Cooper, Queen Latifah
SILLY HOMO
(Best comedic queer)
Ellen DeGeneres
Runners up: Wanda Sykes, Trevor Boris
SING OUT
(Best queer musician)
Rufus Wainwright
Runners up: kd lang, Lucas Silveira (the Cliks)
OUT WRITE
(Best queer author)
Zoe Whittall
Runners up: Sky Gilbert, Anna Camilleri
QUEER EYE
(Best queer artist)
Will Munro
Runners up: Tanja Tiziana, John Webster
BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN
(Mouthiest queer activist)
Keith Cole
Runners up: Chelsey Lichtman, Brad Fraser
YEA!
(Best Toronto politician)
George Smitherman
Runners up: David Miller, Olivia Chow
NAY!
(Best WORST Toronto politician)
Rob Ford
Runners up: Kyle Rae, David Miller
BEND OVER AND COUGH
(Best healthcare practitioner)
Masina Wright
Runners up: Sherbourne Health Centre, Paul Hasson
PEARLY WHITES
(Best dentist)
Kevin Russelo
Runners up: Sharon Ross, Martin Sterling
LEGAL LEGEND
(Best lawyer)
Michael Battista
Runners up: Harvey L Hamburg, El-Farouk Khaki
HOME HUNTER
(Best real estate agent)
Jackie O’Keefe
Runners up: Scott Garnett, Tenny Manook
PET WHISPERER
(Best veterinarian)
Blue Cross Animal Hospital
Runners up: The Animal Clinic, Ted Morris
CHEAP DRINKS
(Best place to drink on a budget)
Woody’s
Runners up: Sneaky Dee’s, Hen House
BITCH ABOUT THE BOSS
(Best after-work watering hole)
Woody’s
Runners up: Churchmouse & Firkin, O’Grady’s
OUTDOOR ORAL
(Best patio)
O’Grady’s
Runners up: Fuzion, Churchmouse & Firkin
PUB GRUB
(Best pub)
Churchmouse & Firkin
Runners up: O’Grady’s, Hair of the Dog
MORNING AFTER
(Best brunch)
Cora’s
Runners up: Zelda’s, Village Rainbow
WOOING YOUR LOVAH
(Best restaurant for a romantic dinner)
Hair of the Dog
Runners up: Fuzion, Keg Mansion
HUNGRY HUNGRY HERBIVORE
(Best vegetarian restaurant)
Fresh
Runners up: Fressen, Urban Herbivore
HIDDEN GEM
(Best restaurant no one knows about)
Cocina Lucero
Runners up: The River Restaurant, Cranberries
BEHIND BARS
(Best bar no one knows about)
Elevate
Runners up: Spirits, Embassy
CAFFEINE KICK
(Best indie coffee shop)
Bulldog
Runners up: Jet Fuel, Ideal Coffee
CAFFEINE QUICK
(Best chain coffee shop)
Starbucks
Runners up: Tim Hortons, Timothy’s
NICE PACKAGE
(Best underwear brand)
Calvin Klein
Runners up: Ginch Gonch, aussieBum
LABEL WHORE
(Best designer label)
Prada
Runners up: Diesel, Gucci
PIMP MY CRIB
(Best furniture and home accessories store)
IKEA
Runners up: Urban Barn, Structube
KICK UP YOUR HEELS
(Best shoe store)
Aldo
Runners up: Get Outside, Town Shoes
GEEK OUT ON TECH TOYS
(Best store for your tech needs)
Apple Store
Runners up: Best Buy, Future Shop
HOLISTIC HAVEN
(Best health-food store)
Noah’s
Runners up: Big Carrot, Ottway
POKE, PROD AND PEEL
(Best day spa)
Elmwood Spa
Runners up: Body Blitz, Southern Comfort
SHEAR TALENT
(Best place to get your hair styled)
Ho’s
Runners up: House of Lords, Coupe Bizarre
GET BENT
(Best yoga studio)
Downward Dog
Runners up: Moksha Yoga, Bikram Yoga
PUMP IT HARD
(Best gym)
GoodLife Fitness
Runners up: YMCA, Extreme Fitness
WELL HUNG
(Best local art gallery)
Art Gallery of Ontario
Runners up: O’Connor Gallery, Paul Petro
FRONT AND CENTRE
(Best place to see a live performance)
Buddies in Bad Times
Runners up: The Phoenix, Lee’s Palace
MIXER
(Best queer-friendly bar)
The Beaver
Runners up: Goodhandy’s, Gladstone
THE NEW SCENE
(Best NEW queer party)
Sodom
Runners up: Yes Yes Y’all, Business Woman’s Special
BOY MEETS BOY
(Best gay bar)
Woody’s
Runners up: Buddies in Bad Times, Black Eagle
GIRL MEETS GIRL
(Best lesbian bar)
Slack’s
Runners up: Hen House, The Beaver
DRAGLICIOUS
(Best drag bar)
Crews and Tangos
Runners up: George’s Play, Woody’s
HEAVY BEATS
(Best nightclub)
fly
Runners up: Buddies in Bad Times, Goodhandy’s
HEAVY HITTER
(Best DJ)
DJ Shane Percy
Runners up: Dwayne Minard, Craig Dominic
HANDHELD FUN
(Best mobile app)
Grindr
Runners up: Facebook, Angry Birds
FIRED UP
(Best radio host)
Deb Pearce
Runners up: Chris Howson, Shaun Proulx
WHATCHA WATCHIN’?
(Best TV show)
True Blood
Runners up: Glee, Modern Family
TOP DOG
(Best blog)
Torontoist
Runners up: She Does the City, Perez Hilton
#1.COM
(Best website)
xtra.ca
Runners up: Facebook, Google
DIRTY GETAWAY
(Best destination for a sex weekend)
Montreal
Runners up: Niagara Falls, New York
ROMANTIC RETREAT
(Best romantic destination)
Montreal
Runners up: Paris, Niagara on the Lake
HOMO HOSPITALITY
(Best queer-friendly getaway)
Montreal
Runners up: New York, Puerto Vallarta
MILE-HIGH CLUB
(Sexiest flight attendants)
Porter
Runners up: Air Canada, WestJet
DILDOS AND VIBRATORS AND PORN…. OH MY
(Best sex shop)
Priape
Runners up: Come As You Are, Good for Her
SLIP AND SLIDE
(Best lube brand)
WET
Runners up: KY, Gun Oil
RUB-A-DUB-DUB…
(Best bathhouse)
Steamworks
Runners up: Spa Excess, St Marc Spa
OUT IN THE OPEN
(Best place to have public sex)
Queen’s Park
Runners up: Riverdale Park, Cherry Beach
QUICK TRICK
(Best place to pick up)
Woody’s
Runners up: Goodhandy’s, squirt.org
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