Over on the Guardian, the alternative weekly paper would like you to check out some people's butts. You see, their yearly Sex Issue is coming out in a couple weeks and, being a magazine for the people, they would like you to vote on the hottest ass in the Bay Area [Warning: NSFW]. Because this is a progressive town with absolutely zero qualms about gender issues, they've gone ahead and loaded up the boys and girls all in one big list for your perusal and ultimate judgement.

We'll be honest here, not all the butts are what we would consider Best of the Bay quality. The contestants' photos cover every genre from boyfriend-shot cellphone pics to point-the-camera-at-the-mirror buttshots to ringers with outtakes from professional lingerie shoots. And there's at least one guy who is going to want to clean off his bike seat later.

Anyway, it's debatably better than the endless stream of Best Burrito competitions and like those popularity contest, this one could probably boils down to personal preference.

Next week: SFist will be holding a contest to discover the Bay Area's Best Elbow Cleavage.

[SFBG] (NSFW!)