| Feature Story | Cruz Control | Wilson Cruz talks activism, politics and his commitment to Creating Change | by Chris Geidner |
| Feature Story | Creating a Conference | Baltimore confab brings together various LGBT voices, as well as NAACP's Benjamin Jealous | by Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Folking Around | Witty onstage and cheerful in life, folk singer Cheryl Wheeler can offer both a song and an opinion with a smile | Interview by Randy Shulman |
| News | Recognition, and Limitations | Lorelei Kilker will be attending tonight's State of the Union for fighting workplace discrimination, but her attendance also highlights ongoing LGBT limits | by Chris Geidner |
| News | O'Malley To Introduce Marriage Bill | Maryland governor's legislative agenda includes push to legalize same-sex unions | by John Riley |
| News | Calls for Action in Maryland | Marriage equality advocates recruit volunteer phone-bankers to identify supporters for legislative push and possible referendum | by John Riley |
| News | GLAAD Announces Nominees | Metro Weekly's Chris Geidner nominated for four-part series on the passage of DOMA | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Down to South Carolina | Gingrich, Santorum and Paul attempt to keep nomination from Romney | By Chris Geidner |
| News | Protesting Through Prayer | Catholic University's LGBT students, allies protest Cardinal George's comments on homosexuality | by John Riley |
| News | Youth Protections Praised | VA Board of Juvenile Justice votes to include sexual orientation in discrimination protections | by John Riley |
| News | Standing Tall | Matt Bronson towered over a competitive field at this year's MAL | by Doug Rule |
| News | Baltimore Bound | TLA launching second QFest film festival | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Marketing Marriage | GWU student pushes for viral video supporting marriage equality to hit U.S. airwaves | By John Riley |
| News | Don't Tell, Go to Jail | Two Maryland legislators hoping to raise the classification of knowingly transmitting HIV from misdemeanor to felony | by John Riley |
| Film | Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | ''Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'' suffers a fate of its own cloying, manipulative design. | by Chris Heller |
| Music | Catie Cares | It may not be a cure, but Curtis is doing her part to help the Mautner Project | by Will O'Bryan |
| Music | Maximum Impact | Courting gays is not the only thing distinguishing The Wanted, a UK pop sensation, from boy bands of yore | by Doug Rule |
| Stage | Channeling a Legend | Rita McKenzie pays tribute to Broadway powerhouse Ethel Merman | by Doug Rule |
| Stage | Review: Little Murders | With ''Little Murders,'' TACT delivers on Feiffer's clever and amusing fantasy of an urban middle-class meltdown | by Kate Wingfield |
| Clublife | Chord Progression | Perhaps it took longer than it should have, but the man named Chord has finally found his musical calling as a DJ | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| Opinion | Foolish Thing Desire | For gay men, the intersection of sex and race brings out the worst in a small number of people, who then make headaches for everyone else | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Minister at Midnight | Responding to Anthony Evans's anti-gay attack on marriage | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| Video | Outspoken #46: Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend -- Leather & Harnesses | MAL 2012: Participants of Leather Weekend | Host: Ebone Bell Video: Aram Vartian Producer: Randy Shulman |
| Business | Improving Sales and Profits in 2012 | How Four Local Entrepreneurs Plan to Achieve this Goal in a Down Economy | By Robert E. McLean |
| Coverboy Interview | Damien | This 23-year-old kickboxing instructor is also a model and student of criminology | Photography by Julian Vankim |
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| Snapshots | MAL Reaction Dance | 9:30 Club | Ward Morrison and Todd Franson |
| Snapshots | Blowoff | 9:30 Club | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | DC Eagle | DC Eagle | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | MAL Weekend 2012: Hotel Lobby and Puppy Play Area | Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill | Todd Franson |
| Snapshots | MAL Weekend 2012: Mr. MAL Contest | Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill | Todd Franson and Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | MAL Weekend 2012: Leather Cocktails | Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill | Todd Franson and Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | WTF: Zombie Beach Party | Town Danceboutique | Dylan Comstock |
| Snapshots | HER HRC Women's Party | Town Danceboutique | Dylan Comstock |