2025 OUT Award Winners

Community & Advocacy
• Favorite Community Leader — Tom Edwards
• Favorite Youth Activist — Lola Smyth
• Favorite LGBTQ Group — G2H2 Sarasota - Gay Group Happy Hour
• Favorite LGBTQ Event — Sarasota’s Big Gay Weekend
• Favorite Non-Profit — Senior Friendship Centers
• Favorite LGBTQ Non-Profit — Project Pride SRQ
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Professionals
• Favorite Doctor — Dr. Lori Nikolic
• Favorite Therapist — Grace Korley
• Favorite Realtor — Ashley Miller
• Favorite Lawyer — Chip Gaylor
• Favorite Makeup Artist — Joshua Hardinger
• Favorite Interior Designer — Diego Ramirez
• Favorite Photographer — Alan Mestel
• Favorite Contractor — Michael Manzella
• Favorite Massage Therapist — Mark Casteel
• Favorite Personal Trainer — Mark Eakins
• Favorite Stylist — Jimmy Nace
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Arts & Entertainment
• Favorite Drag Personality — Grandma Pearl
• Favorite Artist — Beck Lane
• Favorite Actor — Joey Panek
• Favorite Musicians — Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota
• Favorite DJ — DJ Oliver Dill
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Food & Beverage
• Favorite Chef — Christopher Covelli
• Favorite Restaurant — Sage SRQ
• Favorite Bar — Qmunity
• Favorite Bartender — Alison D’Elia
• Favorite Pizza — Mellow Mushroom Sarasota
• Favorite Coffee Spot — BLVD Cafe
• Favorite Food Truck — Hamlet’s Eatery
• Favorite Server — Tia McCants
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Businesses
• Favorite LGBTQ-Owned Business — @Mellow Mushroom
• Favorite Business — The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime
• Favorite Shop — The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime
• Favorite Insurance Agency — Richard Dean Insurance - Allstate Agency
• Favorite Beauty Spa — Elite Medical Spa of Sarasota
• Favorite Salon — Salon 41
• Favorite Barbershop — APX Barber Co.
• Favorite Fitness Center — Balance
• Favorite Healthcare — Orenda Health and Wellness
• Favorite Pharmacy — Sarasota Apothecary
• Favorite Adult Novelty Store — Giggles Sarasota
• Favorite Apartment Community — The Crossing at Palm Aire
• Favorite Church — Church of the Trinity MCC in Sarasota, FL
• Favorite Tattoo Shop — Oddity On Main Tattoo Studio & Gallery
• Favorite Professional Service — Golden Girls Solutions
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Entertainment & Media
• Favorite Performing Arts Venue — Florida Studio Theatre
• Favorite Movie Theater — CMX Cinebistro
• Favorite Media Source — ABC7 / Suncoast View
• Favorite Bingo — Drag Queen Bingo Extravaganza
• Favorite Sports League — SRQ Kickball
• Favorite Gallery — Fabulous Arts Foundation Center

​2025 ICON AWARD WINNER! - India X Miller