YNOT – Public voting has begun for the 2012 Blatino Awards. Launched four years ago by ethnic gay magazine FlavaMen (a division of gay adult studio Flava Works), the awards honor ethnic clubs, adult performers, companies and websites in a variety of categories.

Voting, accomplished online at BlatinoAwards.com, will close July 15. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place Aug. 31 during Gay Black Pride in Atlanta, Ga.

The 2012 nominees are:

Best Black Porn Site
Breed It Raw
Raw Rods
RawBreeders
Thug Seduction
Thugboy

Best Latin Porn Site
BiLatinMen
Jorge’s Gang
Latinboyz
Papicock
PapiThugz

Best Non-Porn Blog
BazaarDaily
DiscreetCity
HK Access
Rod 2.0
The Scoop Ent

Best Porn Blog
BGILF
Dunkins Playground
Flava Spot
KCrave
Playboy Dreamz
QC Sex Chronicles

Best YouTube Channel
3LWTV
ADTV
Five Black Guys
The Skorpion Show

Best Black Club – East Coast
DC Star (Washington, D.C.)
Escuelita (New York)
Secret Lounge (New York)

Best Black Club – Europe
43&10 Club (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Bootylicious (London)
Streetlife (Paris)
Work (London)

Best Black Club – Midwest
Magnolia’s (St. Louis)
Mean Bull (Cleveland)
Traxx (Columbus)
Urbano (Chicago)

Best Black Club – South
Chapperal/Rush Lounge (Atlanta)
Club Boi (Miami)
Johnny’s
XS Ultra Lounge (Atlanta)

Best Black Club – West Coast
Abbey (Los Angeles)
Brass Rail (San Diego)
Catch One (Los Angeles)
Club Seduction (Los Angeles)

Best Latin Club
Club Sugar (Miami)
Discotekka (Miami)
Escuelita (New York)
Hombres (New York)
Splash Bar (New York)

Best Club DJ
DJ Blaze (Miami)
DJ Sedrick (Washington, D.C.)
DJ Tpro (Miami)
DJ Truz (Atlanta)

Best Club M.C.
Bustah Luv
Kidd Dupree
Mr Sittuation

Best Club Promoter
Angel X
Jumpin4Jay Miami
RT Productions Atlanta
Sushiman Miami
WassupNATL / Atlanta

Best Exotic Dancer
Anaconda
Baby Star
Domino Star
Manny Angels
Vishus

Best Acting Top
Addiction
Antonio Biaggi
Chase Carter
Day Day
Knight

Best Acting Bottom
Dejuan Diamond
Prince T
Remy Mars
TrapBoyy
Tyler Trenton

Best Acting Versatile
Domino Star
Hotrod
Phoenix
Romance
Venom

Best Newcomer
Chase Carter
Day Day
Jermany
Prince T
Tyler Trenton

Most Notable Porn Star
Domino Star
Hotrod
Phat Daddy
TrapBoyy
Venom

Best Studio
Black Boy Addictionz
BlackBreeders
Entertainment West
Flava Works
Thug Seduction

Best Black DVD
Bad Boy Detention: F is for Fuck
Bareback Dickdown Sessions: The Best Of Rock Rockafella
Breed It Raw 6: Triple Threat
Dominant Raw Tops 3: Nut up or Shut up!
Got Beef 2
Say Ahhh 2
This Is How We Fuck

Best Latin DVD
Insatiable Barebackers
Latino Bareback Dreams
Latino Cum Dumpsters
Miami Uncut 3: Tropical Dicks
Robby Mendez Raw Hole

Best Gay Artist
Bry’Nt
Destined Universal
Freaky Boyz
Kaoz