Nightlife Safety Champion - 2020 "Best of GayCities" Travel Awards

Nightlife Safety Champion Winners

These nightlife figures have tried to keep bars and clubs going by creating safe gathering spots outside

Lance Bass Rocco's WeHo

Bass is part of a powerhouse team that opened up Rocco's Paradise, a new open-air area behind Rocco's West Hollywood

Matt Colunga Johnsons

Owner of Fort Lauderdale favorite survived by having go-go boys wash cars in their underwear

Jennifer & Jami Maguire My Sister's Room

Owners of this decades-old lesbian bar still thriving through the pandemic outside

David Cooley The Abbey

Owner of the world-famous gay bar & restaurant converted a side-alley into outdoor eating & drinking

Mark Oakley & Ian Cullen Eagle London

This duo turned the Eagle's iconic beer garden into an outdoor theatre

Mark Hunter Hunters Nightclubs

Owner of bars in Palm Spring and Fort Lauderdale that have opened outdoors with an emphasis on mask and distancing

Charles Hughes & Richard Solomon Lambda Lounge

Husbands launched a new African-American NYC lounge

Alexi Minko The Alibi Lounge

Owner of one of the few African-American owned venues left in NYC

Paul Rodriquez & Oscar Diaz Papi's Bar

Houston businessmen launched this new bar in October, serving patrons outdoors to stay open during the pandemic