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

San Francisco (PRWEB) -- GayCities.com, the world's largest LGBT travel and nightlife (www.gaycities.com) site, today announced the winners of its first annual "Best Gay Bars 2009," (www.gaycities.com/best-of-gaycities/) 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 www.gaycities.com.

Chris Bull, cofounder

chris(at)gaycities(dot)com

415-828-0656

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