FAVORITE LOCAL POLITICIAN
First: Anna V. Eskamani, Florida House District 42
SECOND: Jennifer “Rita” Harris, Florida House District 44
THIRD: Buddy Dyer, City of Orlando Mayor
FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVIST
First: Darcel Stevens, Central Florida drag performer
SECOND: Jennifer “Rita” Harris, Florida House District 44
THIRD: Dr. George Wallace, CEO, LGBT+ Center Orlando
GREATEST ALLY TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
First: Jennifer “Rita” Harris, Florida House District 44
SECOND: Anna V. Eskamani, Florida House District 42
THIRD: Buddy Dyer, City of Orlando Mayor
MOST EFFECTIVE LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
First: LGBT+ Center Orlando
SECOND: Zebra Youth
THIRD: Harmony Healthcare Orlando
FAVORITE LOCAL TRANS-AFFIRMING ORGANIZATION
First: Zebra Youth
SECOND: LGBT+ Center Orlando
THIRD: Divas in Dialogue
FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS LEAGUE / ORGANIZATION
First: OUT Sports League
SECOND: Orlando City Soccer
THIRD: Orlando Otters Rugby Football Club
FAVORITE LOCAL WRITER / JOURNALIST
First: Jeremy Williams, Watermark
SECOND: Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel
THIRD: Marty “Leigh Shannon” Fugate, Watermark
FAVORITE LOCAL WEBSITE
First: Watermark, WatermarkOnline.com
SECOND: Orlando Weekly, OrlandoWeekly.com
THIRD: Bungalower, Bungalower.com
FAVORITE LOCAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
First: Come Out With Pride’s parade/festival, benefiting COWP
SECOND: Love is a Drag Brunch, benefiting Zebra Youth
THIRD: Savoy’s Celebrity Bartending, benefiting the LGBT+ Center Orlando
FAVORITE ANNUAL LOCAL LGBTQ+ EVENT
First: Come Out With Pride’s parade/festival
SECOND: DeLand Pride’s Love is Love festival
THIRD: GayDays
FAVORITE LOCAL TRANS-AFFIRMING EVENT
First: All the Queen’s Men
SECOND: Come Out With Pride’s Trans Rally/March
THIRD: Unity Nite at Southern Nights
FAVORITE LOCAL LGBTQ+ YOUTH EVENT
First: Zebra Youth’s Pride Prom
Second: Come Out With Pride’s Youth Pride
Third: CampOUT LGBTQ+ Youth Summer Camp
FAVORITE LOCAL BUSINESS NOT A BAR/CLUB
First: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
SECOND: MojoMan Swimwear & Clothing
THIRD: Ritzy Rags Wigs & More
FAVORITE NEW LOCAL BUSINESS
First: Orange Blossom Law
SECOND: Jack & Honey’s
THIRD: Stiffy’s Orlando
FAVORITE LOCAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY
First: Health Care Center for the Homeless
SECOND: Harmony Healthcare Orlando (tie)
SECOND: Pineapple Healthcare (tie)
FAVORITE LOCAL HAIR SALON / BARBER SHOP
First: The Red Scarlet Salon
SECOND: Floyd’s Barbershop
THIRD: Vamp Hair Studio
FAVORITE LOCAL MAKEUP ARTIST
First: Gina Barbanera, Gina B Orlando Hair and Makeup Artist
SECOND: Justin Jimenez, Renaissance Theatre Company
THIRD: Noel Garcia, aka Marie Laveau
FAVORITE LOCAL FITNESS CENTER
First: Red Fire Gym
SECOND: LA Fitness (Colonial Drive East)
THIRD: Planet Fitness (Fashion Square)
FAVORITE LOCAL VETERINARIAN CLINIC
First: Curry Ford Animal Hospital
SECOND: Winter Park Veterinary Hospital
THIRD: Animal Veterinary Hospital of Orlando
FAVORITE PLACE TO PAMPER YOUR PET
First: Plush Paws Pet Salon
SECOND: Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming
THIRD: Ranger’s Pet Outpost and Retreat
FAVORITE LOCAL REALTOR
First: David Dorman, CENTURY 21 Real Estate
SECOND: Scott Benson, Green House Realty
THIRD: Central Florida Home Boys (Shawn Layton & Jimmy Hendrickson)
FAVORITE LOCAL ATTORNEY
First: George Gibeault, Private Counsel
SECOND: Dan Newlin, Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys
THIRD: Barry Miller, Barry Miller Law
FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY A CAR
First: Toyota of Orlando
SECOND: Fields BMW Winter Park
THIRD: CarMax Sanford
FAVORITE LOCAL SHOPPING / ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
First: Ivanhoe Village
SECOND: Disney Springs
THIRD: Mills/50 District
FAVORITE LOCAL CLOTHING STORE
First: Out of the Closet Orlando
SECOND: MojoMan Swimwear & Clothing
THIRD: LACASTRO Clothing & Swimwear
FAVORITE LOCAL GEEK SPOT
First: Player 1 Video Game Bar
SECOND: Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar
THIRD: Gods & Monsters
FAVORITE LOCAL TRANS-AFFIRMING SPACE
First: Zebra Youth Drop-In Center
SECOND: LGBT+ Center Orlando
THIRD: Divas in Dialogue at Stafford House
FAVORITE LOCAL FAITH-BASED ESTABLISHMENT
First: Joy Metropolitan Community Church – Joy MCC
SECOND: First Unitarian Church of Orlando
THIRD: First United Church of Christ Orlando
FAVORITE LOCAL FLORIST
First: In Bloom Florist
SECOND: PlantDaddy Pro
THIRD: Lee Forrest Design
FAVORITE LOCAL MUSEUM
First: Orlando Science Center
SECOND: Orlando Museum of Art
THIRD: Orange County Regional History Center
FAVORITE LOCAL SPACE TO BUY ART
First: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
SECOND: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
THIRD: LGBT+ Center Orlando
FAVORITE LOCAL HOTEL / B&B
First: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando Downtown
SECOND: Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando
THIRD: The Alfond Inn at Rollins
FAVORITE LOCAL ARTIST
First: Parker Sketch
SECOND: Kelly Stewart
THIRD: Kim Murphy / Nick Smith (tie)
FAVORITE LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
First: Jesse Giles, Jesse Giles Photography
SECOND: Loc Robertson
THIRD: Maia Monet, Monet Boudoir Photography
FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANT
First: White Wolf Cafe
SECOND: Hamburger Mary’s Orlando
THIRD: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
FAVORITE LOCAL BRUNCH SPOT
First: White Wolf Cafe
SECOND: Hamburger Mary’s Orlando
THIRD: The Hammered Lamb
FAVORITE LOCAL LATE NIGHT DINING
First: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
SECOND: Santiago’s Bodega
THIRD: Gringos Locos (Robinson)
FAVORITE LOCAL UNIQUE DRINK/EAT/TREAT
First: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria’s Mama Ling Ling’s Thanksgiving Sandwich
SECOND: Disney’s Magic Kingdom’s DOLE Whip
THIRD: Gideon’s Bakehouse’s Original Chocolate Chip
FAVORITE LOCAL CATERER
First: Cocktails Catering
SECOND: Little Lamb Catering
THIRD: John Michael Catering and Weddings
FAVORITE LOCAL LGBTQ+ BAR / CLUB
First: Savoy
SECOND: Southern Nights Orlando
THIRD: Barcodes
FAVORITE LOCAL ALLIED BAR / CLUB
First: The Hammered Lamb
SECOND: Barbarella Orlando
THIRD: Cafe Da Vinci
FAVORITE LOCAL NON-ALCOHOLIC HANGOUT
First: Pom Pom’s Teahouse & Sandwicheria
SECOND: Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar
THIRD: The Glass Knife
FAVORITE LOCAL HAPPY HOUR
First: Santiago’s Bodega
SECOND: Savoy
THIRD: District Dive
FAVORITE LOCAL KARAOKE, TRIVIA OR BINGO NIGHT
First: Gregory Metts’ Comedy Night at Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar
SECOND: Lacie Browning’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Viewing Party at Savoy
THIRD: Dr. George Wallace’s Trivia Night at Savoy
FAVORITE LOCAL BARTENDER / SERVER
First: Tommy Ryan Greene, Barcodes
SECOND: Saul Lopez, Savoy
THIRD: Tia Devine, Southern Nights Orlando
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: DRAG QUEEN
First: Darcel Stevens
SECOND: Crystal Vahzz
THIRD: April Fresh
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: DRAG KING
First: Karl Withakay
SECOND: Axel Andrews
THIRD: Bobby Iman
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: STAGE (NON-DRAG)
First: Gregory Metts
SECOND: Ivy Les Vixens
THIRD: Risa Risque
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: MUSICIAN
First: Billy Mick
SECOND: Central Florida Sounds of Freedom Band and Color Guard
THIRD: Heather Abood
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: DJ
First:: DJ Joanie
SECOND: Scott Robert
THIRD: Blue Star
FAVORITE LOCAL BREAKOUT PERFORMER
First: Hunter Rogers
SECOND: Daisy Dior
THIRD: Kendall Leamy
FAVORITE LOCAL TV / WEB PERSONALITY
First: Lisa Bell, WKMG News 6
SECOND: Nancy Alvarez, WESH 2
THIRD: Sheldon Dutes, WESH 2
FAVORITE LOCAL RADIO SHOW / PODCAST
First: “Wine, Wine Not: A Queer Podcast” with Rick Todd & Jeremy Williams
SECOND: Johnny’s House, XL 106.7
THIRD: “Tea & Glitter” with Ivy Les Vixens
FAVORITE LOCAL INFLUENCER
First: Daniel Downer, @daniel.j.downer
SECOND: Ivy Les Vixens, @eveleena
THIRD: Trixie Deluxxe, @trixiedeluxxe
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
First: Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts
SECOND: Breakthrough Theatre Company
THIRD: Renaissance Theatre Company
FAVORITE LOCAL THEATRICAL SHOW
First: “The Prom,” Theatre UCF
SECOND: “Nosferatu,” Renaissance Theatre Company
THIRD: “The White Lotus: Orlando,” Orlando Fringe
FAVORITE LOCAL ADULT NOVELTY STORE
First: The Store at Barcodes
SECOND: Fairvilla Megastore
THIRD: MojoMan Swimwear & Clothing
FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO PLAY TOURIST
First: Lake Eola Park
SECOND: Epcot
THIRD: Universal Studios
FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO PAMPER YOURSELF
First: The Spa Orlando
SECOND: Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando
THIRD: VIO Med Spa
FAVORITE LOCAL HIDDEN GEM
First: Yellow Dog Eats
SECOND: Downtown Sanford
THIRD: Barcodes Orlando
