From The Village Voice’s Best of New York, 2005:

Best Man in Pink – MORTY DIAMOND
Pink is the girliest, most feminine of colors, a sure sign of womanhood, right? Not on MORTY DIAMOND, the transman, porn director, and activist who’s chosen to wear all-pink clothes every single day for a year in a bold, unique life-as-performance-art statement. He documents his sometimes humorous, sometimes frightening encounters on his blog, and he doesn’t cheat on his pastel promise; catch him working at Babeland or around town and you’ll know exactly how to spot him. -Rachel Kramer Bussel

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Visit his blog: My Year In Pink

More highlights of The Village Voice’s Best of New York, 2005:

Best Place to Get Aroused by Writing Instruments – FOUNTAIN PEN HOSPITAL
Pen perverts have been hitting the FOUNTAIN PEN HOSPITAL for a quick fix since 1946. Their shiny glass cases house hundreds of sexy fountain pens from Aurora to Waterman, and they don’t mind (too much) if you salivate over the curvy bodies and rich lacquers. For a strangely sensual experience, check out the Namiki-Pilot Vanishing Point Collection, which features fountain pens with delicate nibs that retract into the hard metal body. Oh, ecstasy!
-Jennifer Gandin
10 Warren Street, Manhattan 212-964-0580

Best Well-Written Blog That Still Shows the T&A – BAZIMA Blaise K., the proprietress of BAZIMA with the quick, hilarious wit and gift for spot-on blog posts, came to the realization last year that writing is hard but kept wrestling with her iBook. There were tales of really bad sex (“beer-can dick”), a campaign to save Katie Holmes, text messages that would make Nokia blush and, finally, t&a. There she was, naked and writhing under Christmas lights. And it was good.
-Martha Burzynski
bazima.com

Best Strippers Who Haven’t Been Under the Knife – PUSSYCAT LOUNGE
Now we know how those CCNY coeds are paying for their paralegal degrees. They’re dancing enthusiastically if inexpertly at the PUSSYCAT LOUNGE. There are skinny ones, jiggly ones, rhythmless ones, and one who insists on dressing like a kitten. If the amateur-night feel gets old (it shouldn’t!), there are also some pretty decent rock and roll shows on the floor above.
-Alexis Soloski
96 Greenwich Street, Manhattan 212-285-6100

Best Strippers Who Haven’t Been Under the Knife – PUSSYCAT LOUNGE
Now we know how those CCNY coeds are paying for their paralegal degrees. They’re dancing enthusiastically if inexpertly at the PUSSYCAT LOUNGE. There are skinny ones, jiggly ones, rhythmless ones, and one who insists on dressing like a kitten. If the amateur-night feel gets old (it shouldn’t!), there are also some pretty decent rock and roll shows on the floor above.
-Alexis Soloski
96 Greenwich Street, Manhattan 212-285-6100

Best URL-Turned-Verb – FLAVORPILL
When boredom strikes, FLAVORPILL nearly hits Google levels of far-reachingness. Too-cool scenesters might shy from giving the events-listing website its due credit. But take a crowded going-on and an honest attendee and you’ll learn, truth is, it was probably flavorpilled.
-Rachel Khong
nyc.flavorpill.net

Best Wrapping Paper – ENVIRONMENT 337
Sometimes Rite-Aid wrapping paper doesn’t do the trick—too shiny, flowery, and/or just plain lame. When you have a present that requires you to step up your game, head on over to ENVIRONMENT 337, where they sell wrapping paper so nice you hope the moron you’re giving the present to doesn’t throw it away. Some examples include cartoon squids expelling ink and mod-looking snowflakes.
-Emma Straub
337 Smith Street, Brooklyn 718-522-1767
e337.com/home.shtml

Best Weird Neighbors – STUDENTS FROM NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL LIVING IN A DORM NEXT TO THE HELL’S ANGELS
With STUDENTS FROM NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL LIVING IN A DORM NEXT TO THE HELL’S ANGELS building on East 3rd Street soon, we can’t wait to see what happens when a student or parent unknowingly parks his or her car in the spots “reserved” for their bikes.
-Kate Walter
81 East 3rd Street, Manhattan

Best Geek Chic Indulgence – SELIMA OPTIQUE
Contact lenses are a dirty word at SELIMA OPTIQUE, hip beacon of bespectacled beauty. Dedicated to the notion that glasses are fun, funky, and sexy, the trendy store stocks frames of every shape and color, and straightforward salespeople are quick to tell you if your current wire frames “suck” or what makes you look “absolutely fabulous.” Boys, make your passes now. Also located at: 899 Madison Avenue, 212-988-6690; 84 East 7th Street, 212-260-2495.
-Rachel Fershleiser
59 Wooster Street, Manhattan 212-343-949