Ambush Magazine is pleased to announce the Top 5 in each category of the Gay Appreciation Awards (GAA). Winners will be announced at the GAA Gala which will be held at Oz on Saturday, August 20th from 6 to 9 pm. The 2022 GAAs will be hosted by French Quarter personalities Jeffrey Palmquist and Frank Perez. Funds raised at the event will be donated to Southern Decadence and NOAGE – New Orleans Advocates for LGBTQ+ Elders. VIP tables for the event can be purchased for $100 and those interested should send an email to info@ambushpublishing.com.
The Top 5 in each category are listed in alphabetical order.
Advocate for Transgender Rights
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Dillon King
House of Tulip
Spectrum: The Other Clinic
Transgender Advisory Committee of CrescentCare
Bartender of the Year
David McElveen
Drew Kingswell
JoJo Molina
Princess Stephaney
Wayne Penton
Bitch of the Year
Aubrey Synclaire
Michael Meadows
Paris DeLorean
Persana Shoulders
Princess Stephaney
Reba Douglas
Buzzy Fanning AIDS Award
Access Health Louisiana
CrescentCare
Dorian Gray-Alexander
Misti Gaither
Toby Lefort
Cheridon Comedy Award
Apostrophe
Gia GiaVanni
Persana Shoulders
Ryan Rogers
Tittie Toulouse
Coffee House of the Year
Cafe Envie
CC’s on Esplanade
PJ’s Coffee House on Royal Street
The Orange Couch
Who Dat Coffee Cafe
Dance Club of the Year
Androgyny
Betty’s Bar and Bistro
Bourbon Pub & Parade
Oz New Orleans
SIPPS
DJ of the Year
Bill Hincks
Brendan Thompson
DJ JRB Jonathan Reed
Orlando Stein
Tim Pflueger
Donnie Jay Performing Arts Award
Gia GiaVanni
Kathleen Conlon
Marshall Harris
New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus
Tennessee Williams Theater Company
Event of the Year
Gay Easter Parade
Halloween New Orleans
New Orleans Pride
Southern Decadence
Fly Fashion Glamour Award
Ares Royale
Britney Marks
Connie Hung
Nicole Dubois
Tiffany Alexander
Gay Man of the Year
Frank Perez
Jake Kleinmahon
Jim Meadows
Jimmy Gale
Tomy Acosta
Gay Mardi Gras Ball of the Year
Krewe de la Rue Royale Revelers
Krewe of Armeinius
Krewe of Narcissus
Lords of Leather
Mystic Krewe of Apollo de New Orleans “Resurrection Ball”
Hair Salon or Stylist of the Year
David Falcon
Jonathan Baxter
Michael (Mona) Maldonado
Robert Hudson Makeup Studio
Two Guys Cutting Hair
Leather Bar of the Year
Cafe Lafitte in Exile
Rawhide 2010
The Phoenix Bar
Leather Person of the Year
Brad Collins
Brock Andersen
Clint Taylor
Jimmy Gale
Tommy Stubblefield
Lesbian of the Year
Ashley Chauvin
Jenna Jordan
Kara Coley
Misti Gaither
LGBTQ Business of the Year
Avita Pharmacy
Bourbon Pride
QT Pie Boutique
Spectrum: The Other Clinic
Two Guys Cutting Hair
LGBTQ Nonprofit of the Year
Big Easy Animal Rescue
Covenant House New Orleans
CrescentCare
House of Tulip
NOAGE (New Orleans Advocates for LGBTQ+ Elders)
Marcy Marcell Entertainer of the Year
Debbie with a D
Gia GiaVanni
Ivy Dripp
Laveau Contraire
Nicole DuBois
Neighborhood Bar of Year
American Townhouse
Betty’s Bar and Bistro
GrandPre’s
New Orleans Phoenix
SIPPS
Restaurant/Deli of the Year
Cafe Envie
CC’s on Esplanade
LPK Uptown
Up & Adam Eatz
Who Dat Coffee Cafe
Rip Naquin Writer/Reporter of the Year
Brian Sands
Frank Perez
Payton Malone
Tony Leggio
Show Club of the Year
Bourbon Pub & Parade
Corner Pocket
Magg’s 940
Oz New Orleans
SIPPS
Sports League Team Spirit Award
Crescent City Rougaroux Rugby
Nine Inch Males
Stonewall Sports
Ursa minors
Wannabes
Sports Most Valuable Player Award
Briar Falgoust
Caleb Dufresne
Cameron Tillman
CJ Williams
Dustin Woehrmann
Rob Gerhart
Transgender Person of the Year
Adrian Claveria
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Connie Hung
Regina Adams
Rikki Redd
