FAVORITE LOCAL POLITICIAN
First: Tampa Mayor Jane Castor
SECOND: St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch
THIRD: State Rep. Michele Rayner
FAVORITE LOCAL ACTIVIST
First: Angelique Young, Equality Florida
SECOND: Susan Gore, LGBTQ Resource Center
THIRD: Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
GREATEST ALLY TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
First: Molly Robison, St Pete Pride
SECOND: Rev. Andy Oliver, Allendale United Methodist Church
THIRD: Lynne Whitehead, LGBTQ Resource Center
MOST EFFECTIVE LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
First: St Pete Pride
SECOND: Metro Inclusive Health
THIRD: Equality Florida
FAVORITE LOCAL TRANS-AFFIRMING ORGANIZATION
First: Equality Florida
SECOND: TransNetwork
THIRD: Inclusive Care Group
FAVORITE LOCAL SPORTS LEAGUE / ORGANIZATION
First: Tampa Bay Rays
SECOND: Tampa Bay Rowdies
THIRD: HotMess Sports St. Petersburg
FAVORITE LOCAL WRITER / JOURNALIST
First: Ryan Williams-Jent, Watermark
SECOND: Joshua Valdez, “You Didn’t Hear This From Me”
THIRD: Immani Love, Blaque/OUT Magazine
FAVORITE LOCAL WEBSITE
First: Watermark, WatermarkOnline.com
SECOND: I Love The Burg, ILoveTheBurg.com
THIRD: Tampa Bay Gay, TampaBayGay.com
FAVORITE LOCAL FUNDRAISING EVENT
First: St. Pete Gala, Equality Florida
SECOND: Red & Green Annual Fundraiser, St Pete Pride
THIRD: Pride & Passion, Tampa Museum of Art
FAVORITE ANNUAL LOCAL LGBTQ+ EVENT
First: St Pete Pride
SECOND: Tampa Pride
THIRD: Come OUT St. Pete
FAVORITE LOCAL TRANS-AFFIRMING EVENT
First: Pride @ The Village
SECOND: TransPride March, St Pete Pride
THIRD: Tampa Bay Transgender Film Festival, TIGLFF
FAVORITE LOCAL LGBTQ+ YOUTH EVENT
First: CampOUT LGBTQ+ Youth Summer Camp, CampOUT
SECOND: LGBTQ+ Youth Pride & Family Day, St Pete Pride
THIRD: LGBTQ+ Youth Pride Prom, PFLAG Riverview
FAVORITE LOCAL BUSINESS NOT A BAR/CLUB
First: Atlas Body + Home
SECOND: Bulge Apparel & Gifts
THIRD: ZaZoo’d
FAVORITE NEW LOCAL BUSINESS
First: MR D’z Men’s Emporium
SECOND: Sunshine City Popcorn Company
THIRD: Mari Jean Hotel
FAVORITE LOCAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY
First: Metro Inclusive Health
SECOND: Love the Golden Rule
THIRD: CAN Community Health
FAVORITE LOCAL HAIR SALON / BARBER SHOP
First: Tyler’z Barbershop
SECOND: Sergeant Mike’s Getup
THIRD: Top Notch Barber Co
FAVORITE LOCAL MAKEUP ARTIST
First: Jaeda Fuentes
SECOND: Ian Glending
THIRD: Naomi Wright
FAVORITE LOCAL FITNESS CENTER
First: CrossFit9
SECOND: Crunch Fitness St. Pete Northeast
THIRD: Planet Fitness St. Petersburg
FAVORITE LOCAL VETERINARIAN CLINIC
First: Pet Pal Veterinary Clinic
SECOND: Harmony Vet Care
THIRD: Bay Animal and Aquatic Hospital
FAVORITE PLACE TO PAMPER YOUR PET
First: The Dog Bar
SECOND: The Bow Wow Barber
THIRD: Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming St Petersburg
FAVORITE LOCAL REALTOR
First: Ryan Thompson, Florida Properties Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
SECOND: Bruce Beckner, REMAX Metro Tampa Bay
THIRD: Gabe Alves, Smith & Associates
FAVORITE LOCAL ATTORNEY
First: Nathan Bruemmer, Blackburn Law Firm
SECOND: Douglas G. Jackson, Law Firm of Douglas G. Jackson
THIRD: Bobby King, The King Law Firm
FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY A CAR
First: CarMax Clearwater
SECOND: Crown Kia St Petersburg
THIRD: Crown Hyundai
FAVORITE LOCAL SHOPPING / ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
First: The Grand Central District
SECOND: St. Pete Pier District
THIRD: Ybor
FAVORITE LOCAL CLOTHING STORE
First: Atlas Body + Home
SECOND: Out of the Closet St. Petersburg
THIRD: Bulge Apparel & Gifts
FAVORITE LOCAL GEEK SPOT
First: Mad Hatters Kava Bar
SECOND: Emerald City Comics
THIRD: Tombolo Books
FAVORITE LOCAL TRANS-AFFIRMING SPACE
First: Studios @ 5663
SECOND: TransNetwork Events
THIRD: MCC Tampa
FAVORITE LOCAL FAITH-BASED ESTABLISHMENT
First: King of Peace MCC
SECOND: Allendale UMC
THIRD: MCC Tampa
FAVORITE LOCAL FLORIST
First: Absolutely Beautiful Flowers
SECOND: Bruce Wayne Florals
THIRD: Green Bench Flowers
FAVORITE LOCAL MUSEUM
First: The Dali Museum
SECOND: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Pete
THIRD: Imagine Museum
FAVORITE LOCAL SPACE TO BUY ART
First: The Factory St. Pete
SECOND: Studios @ 5663
THIRD: The Werk Gallery
FAVORITE LOCAL HOTEL / B&B
First: Hollander Hotel
SECOND: Casa del Merman at GayStPete House
THIRD: Mari Jean Hotel
FAVORITE LOCAL ARTIST
First: John Gascot
SECOND: Chad Mize
THIRD: Nelson Perez
FAVORITE LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
First: Dylan Todd
SECOND: Jamarcus Mosley
THIRD: Morgan Le Shade
FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANT
First: Salty Nun
SECOND: Social Roost
THIRD: LALA St. Pete
FAVORITE LOCAL BRUNCH SPOT
First: Neptune Grill
SECOND: Salty Nun
THIRD: The Library Restaurant
FAVORITE LOCAL LATE NIGHT DINING
First: New York New York Pizza Ybor
SECOND: LALA St. Pete
THIRD: Angelo’s Grill & Bar
FAVORITE LOCAL UNIQUE DRINK/EAT/TREAT
First: Fried Green Tomato BLT, Salty Nun
SECOND: Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth, The Saint
THIRD: Grower Not a Shower, Cocktail
FAVORITE LOCAL CATERER
First: Memphis Style BBQ Co
SECOND: The Stuffed Mushroom
THIRD: Funky Flamingo
FAVORITE LOCAL LGBTQ+ BAR / CLUB
First: Cocktail
SECOND: Enigma
THIRD: Bradley’s on 7th
FAVORITE LOCAL ALLIED BAR / CLUB
First: The Dog Bar
SECOND: The Castle
THIRD: Lost & Found
FAVORITE LOCAL NON-ALCOHOLIC HANGOUT
First: Black Crow Coffee Co.
SECOND: Studios @ 5663
THIRD: Mad Hatters Kava Bar
FAVORITE LOCAL HAPPY HOUR
First: Enigma
SECOND: Cocktail
THIRD: Bradley’s on 7th
FAVORITE LOCAL KARAOKE, TRIVIA OR BINGO NIGHT
First: Greg Anderson, Afternoon Trivia at Neptune Grill
SECOND: Alexis De La Mer, Drag Queen Bingo at Quench Lounge
THIRD: KC Starrz, Drag Queen Bingo at City Side Lounge
FAVORITE LOCAL BARTENDER / SERVER
First: Chris Hannay, Enigma
SECOND: Sebastian Hathcock, Cocktail
THIRD: Adam Scott, Enigma
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: DRAG QUEEN
First: Brianna Summers
SECOND: Adriana Sparkle
THIRD: Daphne Ferraro
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: DRAG KING
First: Silver Foxx
SECOND: Apollo Infiniti
THIRD: Mr. Gripp
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: STAGE
First: Matthew McGee
SECOND: Robert Rigsby
THIRD: Newt Rametta
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: MUSICIAN
First: Mr. Vyn Suazion
SECOND: Stephanie Callahan
THIRD: Steven Begert-Clark
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMER: DJ
First: DJ Greg Anderson
SECOND: DJ Mike Sklarz
THIRD: DJ Ace Vedo
FAVORITE LOCAL BREAKOUT PERFORMER
First: Silver Foxx
SECOND: Alice Marie Gripp
THIRD: Keirra Ka’oir Summers
FAVORITE LOCAL TV / WEB PERSONALITY
First: Trevor Pettiford
SECOND: Greg Dee, ABC Action News
THIRD: Sean Daly, ABC Action News
FAVORITE LOCAL RADIO SHOW / PODCAST
First: “The Big Gay Radio Show,” 88.5 WMNF
SECOND: “MJ Morning Show,” Q105
THIRD: “Let’s Bark About It Tampa Bay,” Urban Dog Studio
FAVORITE LOCAL INFLUENCER
First: Chris Gibson, @Skin_So_Fabulous
SECOND: Gabe Alves, @MyAgentGabe
THIRD: Painkiller Cam, @PainkillerCamIsYourDaddy
FAVORITE LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
First: Straz Center
for the Performing Arts
SECOND: Ruth Eckerd Hall
THIRD: freeFall Theatre
FAVORITE LOCAL THEATRICAL SHOW
First: “Frankenstein,” Jobsite Theater
SECOND: Zubrick Magic Theatre
THIRD: “Miracle on 34th Street,” freeFall Theatre
FAVORITE LOCAL ADULT NOVELTY STORE
First: The Back Room By ZaZoo’d
SECOND: Bulge Apparel & Gifts
THIRD: XTC Adult Supercenter
FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO PLAY TOURIST
First: St. Pete Pier
SECOND: Busch Gardens
THIRD: Tampa Riverwalk
FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO PAMPER YOURSELF
First: Sunshine City Massage
SECOND: Spa @ 5663
THIRD: Stone Temple Massage
FAVORITE LOCAL HIDDEN GEM
First: Lucky Star Lounge
SECOND: Mazzaro’s Italian Market
THIRD: MR D’z Men’s Emporium
