"Best Gay Bar of 2009" Winners Chosen by GayCities Member Votes

GayCities.com, the world's largest LGBT travel and nightlife site, today announced the winners of its first annual "Best Gay Bars 2009," based on the voting of its international membership.

San Francisco (PRWEB) January 8, 2010

GayCities.com, the world's largest LGBT travel and nightlife site, today announced the winners of its first annual "Best Gay Bars 2009," based on the voting of its international membership.

Splash Bar in New York captured the grand prize--"Bar I'd cross the country for"--besting Chicago's Sidetrack and Los Angeles' Abbey in a close vote. GayCities will send one lucky member on a trip to New York to enjoy a night at the club, compliments of GayCities sponsors Delta Airlines and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.

The gay GayCities community elected winners in seven other categories, from stripper to leather bars, nominated by the GayCities staff out of more than 2,500 bar listings on the site:

Best Dance Bar: Bourbon Pub/Parade, New Orleans
Best Country/Western Bar: Round Up Saloon, Dallas
Best Stripper Bar: Dick's Cabaret, Phoenix
Best Leather Bar: Ramrod, Fort Lauderdale
Best Lesbian Bar: Egyptian Club, Portland, Oregon
Best Drag Bar: Parliament House, Orlando
Best Bear Bar: Lone Star Saloon, San Francisco

In addition, GayCities members voted the best gay bar in their own home town. Nearly 70 cities worldwide had winners, including:

Best Gay Bar San Francisco: Trigger
Best Gay Bar New York City: Therapy
Best Gay Bar Los Angeles: Akbar
Best Gay Bar Dallas: S4
Best Gay Bar Atlanta: Swinging Richards
Best Gay Bar Montreal: Parking (the Nightclub)
Best Gay Bar Rio de Janiero: This Week
Best Gay Bar Sydney: Arq

For a full list of winners and contest details, please go to gaycities.com/best-of-gaycities/

About GayCities
GayCities is the most comprehensive, user-friendly online travel guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Designed to bring useful, up-to-date information on gay bars, clubs, hotels, restaurants, and beaches to the masses, GayCities is community-driven, with thousands of listings and reviews, so that users discover what travelers really think about a destination. GayCities currently provides in-depth reviews and information on destinations for 90 cities worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.gaycities.com.

Chris Bull, cofounder
chris(at)gaycities(dot)com
415-828-0656

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