Below are this years official nominees chosen for the 9th annual Weho Awards per WeHoAwards.org/. I am proud to announce I am in the running for ‘Business Woman’ and my blog was nominated for ‘National Publication’! A big thank you to every single person who took a moment out of their lives to vote for me and my site – thank you.

BUSINESSWOMAN (WOMEN):
Jordasche Bledsoe
JD Disalvatore
Dr. Michelle Marshall
Dana Tyso
Leslie Barclay
Linda Fusco & Michelle Agnew
Sandy Sachs
Eva Perez
Misti & Marta (Yogurt Shop)
Dannielle Thomas

BUSINESSMAN (MEN):
Rich King
Chris Diamond & Wayne Elias
David Cooley
Jonathan Smilove
Michael Berman & Tomas Schoos
Tom Whitman
Scott Unger
Tom Doherty
Jonathan Grahm
Douglas Sanboarn

NATIONAL PUBLICATION:
The Star Celeb
JustUsBoys
Cybersocket
Details
Genre
Instinct
Metro Source
OUT
Unzipped
JustCircuit

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION:
The NOH8 Campaign
Bienestar Human Services
The Trevor Project
The Gay & Lesbian Taskforce
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Love, Honor, Cherish
The Imperial Court System
The Tom of Finland Foundation
Equality California (EQCA)
Project Angel Food

COMMUNITY EVENT:
AIDS Walk
The Trevor Project “Cracked X-mas”
Los Angeles LGBT Pride (Christopher Street West)
“Legendary Bingo” at Hamburger Mary’s
Halloween Carnival
“OUT on the Mountain” at Six Flags’ Magic Mountain
“Saddle Up LA”
AIDS Lifecycle
“Outfest” Film Festival in Los Angeles
“Sunset Junction”

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER:
A. Latham Staples
Kenny Ballinger
Ben Patrick Johnson
Elliot Eisner
Francis Aquino
Manny Patel, Jr.
John Sovec
Woody Woodbeck
Worthie Meacham
Sue Flannagan

FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY:
JudyAverill
Richard Zaldivar
Rosina
Diana Coney
Irene Soderberg
Sam Nazarian
Pepper Mashay
Maria La Rosa
Patty Razetto
Sandie Kwon

COMMUNITY REALTOR:
Anthony Vulin
Bobby Boyd
Jason Woodruff
Alexen Khimng
Michael Lebo
Gary Steinberg
Michael Cullen
Regal Estates
Yawar Charlie
Christian Burke

POPULAR FEMALE PERSONALITY:
Shelley Randies
Amy Crosby
Nicole “Boom” Johnson
Calpernia Adams
Candis Cayne
Lisa Chang
Sarah Smart
Deven Green
Haviland Stillwell
Saskia Webber

POPULAR MALE PERSONALITY:
Scott Boardman
Anthony Fagiano
Bobby Trendy
Chad Hudson
Joe Kenan
Joshua Miller
Jonathan Chang
Patrick Vettraino
MarkStuplin
Tarek Zodl

PHOTOGRAPHER:
Jeremy Lucldo
David Arias
Bradford Rogne
Justin Monroe
Adam Bouska
Brian Putnam
Claes Lilja
Ted Buel
Tony DiMaio
Lorenzo Gomez

VISUAL ARTIST:
Marky Make Up Andrews
David Alexander
Clark Fairfield
Jeremy Vargus
Lanny Lee Leyda
Miguel Angel Reyes
Mike Derry
Robert Corrado
Ron Woodward
Pam Holland

DIGITAL ARTIST:
Chad Serrano
Cosmosis Graphics
Clark Fairfield
Dustin Woehrmann
Garrett Clum
Brian Sugden
Viktor Pelayo
Andy Lotfus
Adam Lyons
Evenstar Communications

FITNESS CENTER:
24 Hour Fitness
Bally’s Hollywood
Crunch
Easton
Equinox
Fitness Factory
Gold’s Gym
LA Fitness
Barry’s Bootcamp
Muscle Mechanics

PUBLICATION:
Blade
Frontiers IN
Gay & Lesbian Times
Gorgeous
Lesbian News
Odyssey Magazine
Revista Adelante
Rage Monthly
Diversity News
Instigator Magazine

SALON:
Leandro DeLeon
KimVo
Nappy Hair
Trust
Ross Lujan
Shorty’s
Planet Salon
Tie Ends
Ultra Salon

WOMAN’S BAR:
Platinum
Executive Suites
Girl Bar
The Palms
Truck Stop
Moon Shadow
Ladies’ Night

MEN’S BAR:
AkBar
Eagle LA
East/West Lounge
Faultline
Fubar
The Gold Coast
Mother Lode
The Bullet
Trunks

FEMALE BARTENDER:
Jessica Paolini of Here Lounge
Lolita of Truck Stop
Patty of The Palms
Miss Kim of The Eagle
Brittany McSpadden of Fiesta Cantina
Rocky of Executive Suites
Moya Ruffa of East/West Lounge
Ishka M ma her of Eleven Nightclub
Lisa of The Abbey
Tanya Palomo of Factory

MALE BARTENDER:
Curtis Dean Hutchinson of Fubar
Grant Landry of The Abbey
JayR of Saint Felix
Jordan Shannon of Fiesta Cantina
Andy Santiago of Micky’s
Justin David of Eagle
Brian Hay of Here Lounge
John Soehl of The Mother Lode
Brandon MacKay of Here Lounge
JoeyTuccio ofAvalon Hollywood
Rob Barnes of The Factory

NEW BUSINESS:
Gym
Mexico
Grapevine Public Relations
Pizzeria Rustica
Micky’s
DarqueTan
Rockwell
Tender Greens
Yogurt Stop
Voyeur

BUSINESS:
665 Leather & Fetish
Andrew Christian
Loble Line Communications
N2N Bodywear
Rich King Casting
LA Sporting Club
IT. Period
Sunstyle Tanning
Timoteo Designs
Compartes Chocolatier

BUSINESS MANAGER:
Hunter Fox of The Eagle
Jeff Parshey of Fiesta Cantina
Jude Tade of Here Lounge
Jean-Paul Zapata of Hamburger Mary’s
Ron Madril of Rage Nightclub
Darren Mills of The Factory
Victor Ramirez of The Palms
Micheal Catlett of Tom Whitman Presents
Robert Kechter of Rage Nightclub
Ryan Carrillo of the Abbey

ADULT BUSINESS:
Channel 1 Releasing
Naked Sword
The Hollywood Spa
Falcon
Rough Trade Gear
The San Vicente Inn
The Slammer
The Pleasure Chest
Chi Chi LuRue’s
Secret Desires

ADULT WEB-SITE:
LucasEntertainment.com
AlternaDudes.com
CockyBoys.com
JasonCurious.com
RandyBlue.com
Rentboy.com
SeanCody.com
CorbinFischer.com
ManHunt.net
Adam4Adam.com

INTERNET BUSINESS:
BillyMasters.com
IPartyPix.com
TopLACondos.com
NeonSocial.com
WehoParty.com
Men4SexNow.com
WestHollywood.com
BobbyTrendy.TV
Cybersocket.net
FindFred.com

RESTAURANT:
Bossa Nova
Champagne Bakery
Eat Well
French Quarter
Joey’s Cafe
Murano
Tango Grill
Z Pizza
Ulysses Voyage

RESTAURANT BAR:
Cafe a” Etoile
Fiesta Cantina
Hamburger Mary’s
Marix Tex-Mex Cafe
O-Bar Restaurant
The Abbey
Saint Felix
La Boheme

WAITPERSON:
Albert Gonzalez of Marix Tex-Mex Cafe
Steven Janji of Lolas
Tanner Efinger of Here Lounge
Wayne Fowks of Fiesta Cantina
Jason King of Rockwell
Ben Roman of Hamburger Mary’s
Chris Ortega of Oasis Nightclub
Mark Espinosa of Cafe D’ Etoile
George Falls of The Abbey
Ryan Padilla of Fiesta Cantina
Daniel Arias of Rockwell

NIGHT CLUB:
Eleven Night Club
Factory Event Space
Here Lounge
Oil Can Harry’s
1 West Hollywood
MJ’s
Oasis Night Club
Rage

LATIN NIGHT CLUB:
C.Frenz
Circus/Arena
Club Chico
Cobra
Pan Dulce
Fuego
Le Barcito
Templo

NIGHT CLUB/BAR OWNER:
Michael Neymeyer of Mickys
Dale Warner of Hamburger Mary’s
Anthony Lopez & Tattoo Chris ofMJ’s
Charlie Matula of The Eagle LA
Gene La Pietra of Circus Disco
Jay Krymis ofFubar
Pat Rogers of Here Lounge
Sandy Sachs of Factory Event Space
Wesley Hull & Richard Reza of Oasis Nightclub

NIGHTCLUB/BAR EVENT:
“Blender” at Faultline
“Big Fat Dick” at Fubar
“Cherry Pop” at Ultra Suede
“Club Nur” at Eleven Nightclub
“Drag Idol” at Oasis Night Club
“Fresh Fridays” at Eleven Nightclub
“Metro Mondays” at Fubar
“Fresh Meat Fridays” at MJ’s
“Musical Mondays” at Eleven Nightclub
“Garage” at Here Lounge
“Tigerheat” at Avalon Hollywood

CIRCUIT EVENT:
Club Lucky
Friction
Mr. Black LA.
Master Beat’s New Years LA.
Miss Kitty’s Parlour
Reflex
Resolution
Scandal
Shits V Giggles
Wonderland

EVENT PRODUCER(S):
Chris Isaacson & Shane Scheel
Linda Fusco and Michelle Agnew
Jeffrey Sanker & Paul Nicholls
Mario Diaz
Michael Evenstar
Mike Nava & David Wiggins
Ray Rhodes, Jason Lavitt & Howie T.
Steve Machuca Entertainment
Tom Whitman
Wayne Castro

DISC JOCKEY:
Casey Alva
Manny Lehman
Derek Monteiro
Draven Josh
Momingstar
Josh Peace
Paulo Ramirez
Perry Twins
N ester
KB
Ray Rhodes

ENTERTAINER:
Ben Roman
Vincent Packard
Flava
Chad Michaels
Candice Cayne
Jackie Beat
Lorayne Love
Morgan McMichaels
Alaska Thunderfuck
Tammie Brown

ENTERTAINMENT GROUP:
Ben Mendoza & Alex Stabler
Boofont Sisters
Chico’s Angels
Dirty Sanchez
Dream Girls Revue
Queers of Comedy
Upright Cabaret
The Big Wigs
The Sassy Show
Truck Stop Girlz

DRAG DIVA:
Chi Chi LaRue
Dee Dee
Detox
Dina Nina Martinez
Phyliss Navidad
Ingenue
Mayhem
Momma
Rhea Litre
Victoria X

Congratulations to all the nominees and best of luck on winning the trophy!

Jordasche Bledsoe