The results are in!

Welcome to g3 Magazine’s list of LGBT favourites for 2006. Below, readers name the very best in LGBT friendly pubs and clubs, places to learn and socialise, get married or work, as well as those to top a number of other categories. Over the last month the g3 office has been inundated with replies to the Poll, which is why we are absolutely delighted to finally announce the winners!

>>The Scene 

• Best bar/pub venue (London)

1st Candy Bar

2nd The Chocolate Lounge

3rd The Oak

• Best bar/pub venue (South)

1st The Marlborough, Brighton

2nd London Hotel, Southampton

3rd Queen Shilling, Bristol

• Best bar/pub venue (South)

1st Load of Hay, Watford

2nd Coopers Arms, Bedfordshire

3rd Wynford Arms, Reading

• Best bar/pub venue (South)

1st Betty’s Bar, Ipswich

2nd Fox and Hounds

3rd Club 52

• Best club night (London)

1st Popstarz

2nd Rumours

3rd She Chic

• Best club night (UK)

1st Vanilla, Manchester

2nd Coyotes, Manchester

3rd Wet Pussy, Candy Bar

• Best restaurant

1st Mint Leaf

2nd Smollenskys

3rd Balans

 >> Education and Support 

• Best LGBT friendly college/university

1st Brighton University

2nd Glasgow University

3rd Sussex University

• Best youth group

1st Enfield LGBT, London

2nd Girl Diva (PACE), London

3rd Allsorts youth project, Brighton

 >> Jobs, Goods and Services 

• Best LGBT shop

1st Gays The Word Bookshop

2nd Prowler Stores

3rd Clone Zone

• Best high-street retailer

1st HMV

2nd H&M

3rd Body Shop

• Best adult store (high street)

1st Tickled, Brighton

2nd Sh! Women’s Erotic Emporium, London

3rd Expectations, London

• Best online retailer

1st Sh-womenstore.com

2nd Lavenderlifesyles.co.uk

3rd Libertas.co.uk

• Best adult store (online)

1st Sh-womenstore.com

2nd Creativeconceptions.co.uk

3rd Divadirect.co.uk

• Best LGBT friendly business

1st Unison

2nd Amnesty International

3rd London Metropolitan Police

• Best LGBT organisation/charity

1st PACE

2nd Metro

3rd Galop

• Employer of the year

1st Staffordshire Police

2nd Barclays Bank PLC

3rd The Arts Council

• Most LGBT friendly local authority

1st Islington

2nd Hackney

3rd Lambeth

• Most LGBT friendly police force

1st Metropolitan Police Force

2nd Sussex Police

3rd Greater Manchester Police 

• Best housing association

1st Swan Housing Group

2nd Ajanta

3rd Amicus

• Best solicitor

1st Giambrone & Law

2nd Osbornes Solicitors

3rd Gherson & Co

• Best gym

1st Central Club

2nd Soho Gyms

3rd KB Fitness

  >>  Civil Partnerships 

• Best venue for civil partnership ceremony/reception

1st Niche Hotels

2nd The Kings Hall

3rd The Courtyard Marriott

• Best civil partnership website/directory

1st Pinkweddings.uk.com

2nd Pinkweddingdays.co.uk

3rd PinkProducts.co.uk

• Best florist

1st Interflora (national)

2nd Bespoke Flower Design, London

3rd Tinted Pink, London

• Best jeweller

1st Diana Porter

2nd Purely Diamonds

3rd Steven Einhorn

• Best wedding planner

1st Pink Weddings (pinkweddings.biz)

2nd Pink Wedding Days

3rd Occasional Angels

  >> Culture, Arts and Media 

• Best LGBT dating website

1st GaydarGirls.com

2nd MySpace.com

3rd Gingerbeer.co.uk

• Most informative LGBT website

1st Stonewall.org.uk

2nd Londonfriend.org.uk

3rd Pacehealth.org.uk

• Best LGBT social/support group

1st London Gay Men’s Chorus

2nd ELOP

3rd Women 4 Women

• Best newspaper

1st The London Lite

2nd The Guardian

3rd The Londonpaper

• Best magazine

1st G3

2nd Heat

3rd DIVA

• Best online music/fan site

1st YouTube.com

2nd iTunes

3rd MySpace.com

• Best music festival

1st The Big Chill

2nd Reading

3rd V Festival

• Best pride/party or other LGBT event

1st Brighton Pride

2nd EuroPride

3rd The Stonewall Barcelona Equality Walk

• Best album

1st Ta Dah, Scissor Sisters

2nd Take That, Beautiful World

3rd Pink, I’m Not Dead

• Best single

1st Smile, Lily Allen

2nd Stupid Girls, Pink

3rd I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’

• Best film

1st Brokeback Mountain

2nd Imagine Me and You

3rd Casino Royale

• Best TV show

1st Sugar Rush Season2

2nd Lost Season 3

3rd The L Word Season 3

• Best book

1st The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)

2nd The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)

3rd On Beauty (Zadie Smith)

• Band of the year

1st The Gossip

2nd Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs

3rd Scissor Sisters

• Solo musician of the year

1st Pink

2nd Christina Aguilera

3rd Gnarles Barkley

• Actress of the year

1st Leisha Hailey (The L Word)

2nd Billie Piper (Dr. Who)

3rd Kate Winslet (Little Children)

• Actor of the year

1st Daniel Craig (Casino Royale)

2nd Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean 2)

3rd John Barrowman (Torchwood)

• Author of the year

1st Sarah Waters

2nd JK Rowling

3rd Dan Brown

 >> People and Celebrities 

• Lesbian personality of the year

1st Ellen Degeneres

2nd Amelie Mauresmo

3rd Leisha Hailey

• Gay personality of the year

1st George Michael

2nd John Barrowman

3rd Matt Lucas

• Hero of the year

1st Kylie Minogue

2nd Sheri Dowbrowski

3rd Madonna  

• Villain of the year

1st Chris Moyles

2nd Ruth Kelly

3rd George Bush

• Woman of the year

1st My Girlfriend

2nd Sheri Dobrowski

3rd Amelie Mauresmo

• Celebrity of the year

1st Sacha Baron Cohen

2nd Kate Moss

3rd Lily Allen

• World’s sexiest woman

1st Angelina Jolie

2nd Katherine Moennig

3rd Evangeline Lily

• World’s sexiest man

1st Brad Pitt

2nd Freddie Ljungberg

3rd Daniel Craig

• Best dressed woman

1st Kate Moss

2nd Christina Aguilera

3rd Beyonce Knowles

• Worst dressed woman

1st Sarah Jessica Parker

2nd Paris Hilton

3rd Gwen Stefani

• LGBT sports personality of the year

1st Amelie Mauresmo (tennis)

2nd Martina Navratilova (tennis)

3rd Clare Balding (broadcaster)

 >> Travel 

• Best hotel/accommodation (UK)

1st Niche Hotels

2nd Renaissance Hotels

3rd Endelforleigh Hotel

• Best travel firm/agent

1st Explorers

2nd My Switzerland

3rd Vacations at Key West

• Best travel website

1st Octopustravel.com

2nd Respect-holidays.co.uk

3rd Mantrav.co.uk

 *Disclaimer: categories removed since the original poll nominations received no votes.