G&G 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards

Shout out your favorites in Houston’s LGBTQ community with the 27th annual Gayest & Greatest Readers’ Choice Awards! Vote now for top picks in categories ranging from community champions to arts, real estate, and nightlife. Discover this year’s winners in our October 2024 issue – don’t miss the excitement!

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Show your support by nominating your favorites in categories spanning community champions, arts, real estate, nightlife, and more.

2024 Readers’ Choice Timeline
Nominations Round: August 6-19, 2024
Finalist Voting: August 20 – September 5, 2024

There are two rounds of voting: The Nomination Round runs from August 6-19, 2024. In this round, you can nominate and vote for your favorites in each category. The top vote-getters move on to the Finalist Round of voting. From August 20 to Sept 5, 2024, voters will select from the finalists to determine the winners of each category. This stage of the competition garners thousands of participants. You may vote one time per category each day.

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Winners will be announced in October 2024 in a special edition of OutSmart.