In Best of GayCities 2021, over 50,000 votes were cast for the best LGBTQ-friendly icons and cities.

Iconic Leather Bar Winners Masks were always a welcome addition at these bars, even before the pandemic. Joking aside, which one of these kinky clubs has the best scene?

Eagle SF San Francisco

First leather bar ever to receive historical landmark status

Cell Block Chicago

Levi's in the front, leather in the back

Ramrod Fort Lauderdale

Heavy duty cruise bar

Powerhouse San Francisco

Unquestionably the biggest bar in SoMa's Leather District

Berghain Berlin

Notoriously exclusive, sex-fueled techno palace

Eagle LA Los Angeles

Serving LA's leather community since 2006

The Cuckoo's Nest Amsterdam

Iconic 1984 bar from Europe's "Golden Age of Leather"

The Backstreet London

Practically untouched since 1985

Paddles New York City

BDSM playground in Chelsea