| Feature Story | Sex Appeal | Mikey Torres started Glitterlust to explore the ''darker and edgier'' aspects of queer culture | by Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Professor/Pundit | Melissa Harris-Perry takes her political insights from campus to cable | Interview by Chris Geidner |
| News | Stein Dems Endorse Muriel Bowser | Club chooses Democrats to back for Ward 4 council race, U.S. House delegate and ''shadow representative'' | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | Baltimore County Nears LGBT Protections | County Council majority baking measure to add gender identity nondsicrimination | By John Riley |
| News | National Briefs: USCIS: New York | New York sees help for binational couple and a campus crusade | By Joe Corcoran |
| News | Photo Finish | Lynch and Blade reach settlement for photo use | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | Cakes for Causes | Scarlet's Bake Sale harnesses kinky cooks for fundraiser | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | Global Briefs: Standing Up in Sweden, Escaping in Entebbe | Community under attack in Russia and Uganda, while activists push back for trans Swedes' rights | By Will O'Bryan |
| Art | Frida's Photos | Artisphere displays rarely seen photos from Frida Kahlo | by Doug Rule |
| Music | Estelle Shines Anew | British soul singer Estelle throws a ''party'' at the Birchmere | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Cree-ative Calling | Multimedia artist Kent Monkman's alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, making U.S. debut at NMAI | By Will O'Bryan |
| Stage | Fundamentally Flawed | With ''Next Fall,'' Geoffrey Nauffts explores matters of life and death with an extreme lack of nuance | By Jonathan Padget |
| Stage | Review: Blood Wedding | Constellation's latest production is hard to warm to | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Review: Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers | No Rules' adaptation of ''Peter Pan'' is more imaginative than most productions | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Review: Kinsey Sicks in ''Electile Dysfunction'' | The most current Kinsey Sicks' political parody gets old fast | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Review: Josephine Tonight | Metro Stage's latest offers everything one would hope for in a musical | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Violent Words, Violent Acts | When LGBT people are targeted for attack, be careful what you say – or tweet | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | February 16-22, 2012 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Video | Outspoken #49: Gay Jewish Speed Dating | What makes a first date special? | Host: Ebone Bell Video/Editing: Aram Vartian Producer: Randy Shulman |
| Business | Tax Facts | You may be surprised at what – and how much – you can deduct on your taxes | By John T. Caldwell |
| Coverboy Interview | Aaron | He's a little bit country, and a whole lot of ginger goodness | Photography by Julian Vankim |
| Poll | What makes a great first date? | Take our poll! Enter to win movie passes! | |
| Snapshots | Ziegfeld's/Secrets | Ziegfeld's/Secrets | Dylan Comstock |
| Snapshots | 41st Annual Scarlet's Bake Sale | DC Eagle | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Phase 1 of Dupont | Phase 1 of Dupont | Ward Morrison |