| Feature Story | Top Gear | D.C.'s leather community is busting out for Mid-Atlantic Leather's weekend of kinky camaraderie | by Will O'Bryan, John Riley and Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | The Great Hall | MAL 2012: Centaur MC's Exhibit Vendors | by Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Mr. MAL 2011's Three D's | MAL 2012: Doug Pamplin | by Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Exercising Judgment | MAL 2012: Mr. MAL Judges | by Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Leather Heart, Warm Heart | Mid-Atlantic Leather 2012: BHT's charitable giving | by Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Puppy Play | by John Riley | |
| Feature Story | Sexy Edge | Mid-Atlantic Leather 2012: DJ Quentin Harris | by Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Leather Nights | Mid-Atlantic Leather 2012: Dances and Parties | by Doug Rule |
| News | Rounding-Up Votes | With the 90-day clock ticking down, Maryland's advocates say they are leaving 'no stone unturned' in the effort to pass marriage equality | by John Riley |
| News | Religious Leaders Debut New Tactic on Marriage | Group claims that allowing gays and lesbians to marry will force ''moral equivalence'' throughout all church activities | By Chuck Colbert Keen News Service |
| News | On Pace for Pride | Capital Pride's June events may be months away, but community engagement is on now | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | Big Year for Marriage | 2012 is likely to see marriage movement, good and bad, in the courts, the ballot box and in the legislatures | by Dana Rudolph Keen News Service |
| News | Grading Mayor Gray | Despite low citywide ratings, mayor's administration gets high marks on LGBT issues | by John Riley |
| News | Absent Update | News Analysis: Obama's position on marriage has been stalled on ''evolving,'' but there is a path forward if he wants it | by Chris Geidner |
| Art | Artful Porn | Glenn Fry's Vitruvian Gallery exhibit traces the early evolution of gay porn, before video and the Internet | by Doug Rule |
| Dining | Booze Cruise | Crystal City lures you to its walkways with wine and beer | by Doug Rule |
| Film | Review: Corman's World | A new documentary celebrates the legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, who launched some impressive Hollywood careers | By Chris Heller |
| Stage | Review: Time Stands Still | After watching Donald Margulies's stunning play, you just might walk away contemplating changes in your own life. | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Review: The Religion Thing | Renee Calarco's ''The Religion Thing'' is a very modern, very funny play that deserves the boost Theater J is giving it | by Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Friendly Fire | Don't mistake comments on imaginary gay sons and friends for a softening of Rick Santorum's anti-gay bigotry | by Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Leather in the Lead | Whatever your conventions, you have kinship with the kinky crowd | by Will O'Bryan |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | January 12-18, 2012 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Video | Outspoken #45: Resolution Hangover | Level One visitors tell us their New Year's resolutions | Host: Ebone Bell Video/Editing: Aram Vartian Producer: Randy Shulman |
| Coverboy Interview | Elijah | Elijah's up for hardcore rock climbing and would splurge endlessly on frozen yogurt if given the chance | Photography by Julian Vankim |
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| Snapshots | Omega | Omega | Dylan Comstock |
| Snapshots | Phase 1 | Phase 1 | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | White Winter Party | Cobalt | Ward Morrison |