Best gay night
Phoenix readers vote ManRay's Thursday-night "Campus" as unmatched when it comes to area gay nights. With DJ Chris Ewen spinning alternative boy-pop in the cage, and Brad Gwynn pumping high-energy house into the front room, the space seethes with a decadent force. Scan the room, and you'll see many a handsome hedonist abandoning his inhibitions. This is the place for exactly that. And as you can see from ManRay's dominating three categories in our readers' poll, the club certainly is not just for boys.

On Saturday nights at Buzz, you'll see more six-packs on the boys than behind the bar. This multi-floored playground celebrates its eighth anniversary this year, and our readers give it the blue ribbon for attracting the men. The bartenders have a reputation for being unpretentious; let's just say their attitudes don't match the size of their pecs (you can check them all out on the Web site before you head out). Phoenix readers agree, it's a glitter-glam gay night at Buzz.

ManRay, 21 Brookline Street, Cambridge, (617) 864-0400, www.manrayclub.com; Buzz, 67 Stuart Street, Boston, (617) 267-8969, www.buzzboston.com.