City Flavor/LGBT Theme- People's Choice Prize
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1. Dining with Drag Queens in Denver, Colorado
Known for their rockin’ happy hour, sprawling patio, and mouth-watering burgers, Hamburger Mary’s sits smack dab in the middle of Denver’s progressively hip uptown area. Diners can nibble on nostalgia by watching the old-school…
Denver, US
84 votes
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2. Dancing in the Street at Pride in San Francisco California
Every step brings you closer and soon you can discern faces in the crowd ahead of you. A warm breeze caresses your body as you reach the entrance. The bass pounding through the speakers…
San Francisco, US
24 votes
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3. Gonging the Night Away at Outfest in Los Angeles, California
It’s a tawdry tradition, but tradition nonetheless. The annual Home Video Gong Show, a staple of the Los Angeles Outfest (founded in 1982), attracts die-hards and newcomers alike for an evening of raucous, campy…
Los Angeles, US
20 votes
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4. Ordering the Best Transsexual Banh Mi in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Banh mi, the infamous Vietnamese baguette sandwich, is a ubiquitous menu item, especially in Vietnam. But only one banh mi shop in old Saigon is run by a family of transsexuals. The sons are…
Ho Chi Minh City, VN
17 votes
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5. Singing the Night Away at a Piano Bar in Oqunquit, Maine
Ogunquit, Maine—or, as the locals call it, the gay mecca of the East—is a quaint beach town dotted with lovely overpriced galleries and hip bars. One of its standout destinations is the Front Porch.…
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Ogunquit, US
12 votes
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6. Sowing Your Pride at Rio's Gay Parade on Copacabana Beach, Brazil
John Updike called Copacabana a beach where "all colors merge into one joyous, sun-stunned flesh color, coating the sand with a second living skin." During the Gay Parade consider that skin fully exposed. In…
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Rio De Janeiro, BR
10 votes
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7. Marrying the Spirit of Pride and Reinvention in Asbury Park, NJ
Once known as the Jewel of the Jersey Shore and subsequently left to deteriorate into Bruce Springsteen's "City of Ruins," Asbury Park is back on the map as a hip seaside destination thanks in…
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Asbury Park, US
8 votes
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8. Bedazzling Crowds at the Twin Cities Pride Parade in Minneapolis
The annual Ashley Rukes GLBT Pride Parade is all about glitz and glam on the last Sunday of June. Jostle for a spot early on the packed city sidewalk where rainbow shades and perfectly…
Minneapolis, US
7 votes
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9. Ogling the Dream Girls at Club Ripples in Long Beach, CA
Sequins and platforms and cocktails, oh yes! If the thought of Diana Ross, Madonna, Tina Turner, Pink, and Cher performing in one night for an intimate audience sounds too good to be true, pinch…
Long Beach, US
5 votes
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10. Feeling The Sunset Harmony in Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Prambanan is the ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia dedicated to Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu), and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound located…
Prambanan, ID
5 votes
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11. Rocking Out to Rodgers and Hammerstein in New York, NY
Musical Mondays at New York’s club Splash are just like the famed dream sequence in Oklahoma!. Except here, the role of dream Curly is played by a worked-out frat-boy type from neighboring Chelsea, dream…
New York, US
5 votes
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12. Discovering Pride Among the Cobblestones in Amsterdam, Holland
Tucked between a large brick church and a narrow cobblestone road lies a large pink triangle alone on the ground at the foot of a canal where boats of people pass it each day.…
Amsterdam, NL
4 votes
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13. Taking Off with the Beautiful People at Jetset in Minneapolis, MN
Check your baggage before entering this iconic establishment in the Warehouse District. Once you’re on-board, head directly to the bar to get a full thrust cocktail made by the best looking staff in the…
Minneapolis, US
4 votes
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14. Drinking Frozen Cosmos in New York, New York
While the cosmo has become a little tired, there is nothing about G Lounge and their frozen cosmo that even hints at a yawn. The back drop for this delicious drink is music that…
New York, US
3 votes
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15. Shopping for a Cool Castro Cause in San Francisco, California
Housed in an airy, bright space on Castro Street, Under One Roof draws passersby in with its hip music, shelves stacked with colorful, enticing goods, and super-friendly staff (many of them volunteers). This nonprofit…
San Francisco, US
3 votes
