Best Gay City 2011 : Tel Aviv

Over the past several weeks, GayCities asked members and visitors to vote for the ideal locations in eight different categories—plus the overall best city in the world.

The overall winner was Tel Aviv!

It received the most votes by GayCities readers in the “City of the Year” category. And it wasn’t a close call: The Mediterranean metropolis took the category with a whopping 43% of the vote, barreling over its nearest competitor, New York City, which only scored 14%.

Here are some of the results:

Best Nightlife City
New York City

Best Pride City
San Francisco

Best Resort Town
Provincetown

Best Food City
Paris

Best Dressed City
New York City

Best Sand & Sun City
Sydney

Best Settle Down City
Seattle

Best Up & Coming City
Buffalo

Best City of 2011
Tel Aviv
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