| Feature Story | Street Wise | Cyndee Clay constantly walks the intersection of society and sex, survival and discrimination in an effort to uncover the humanity hidden by stigma | Interview by Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| News | La Raza Study Challenges Stereotypes | Polling finds evidence that Hispanics hold the same – if not better – views of gays and lesbians as the general population | By John Riley |
| News | On the Record: Ward 5 Candidates | The contenders vying to replace former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. talk with Metro Weekly about their stances on LGBT issues that have made headlines in the past year | |
| News | New Plea Deal in Works for Furr | U.S. Attorney's Office expected to offer deal to off-duty police officer accused of shooting at transgender women | by John Riley |
| News | Choosing a Candidate | LGBT residents are hoping the next Ward 5 councilmember will be an ally and advocate | By John Riley |
| News | End of an Icon: Vann Chen | Washington marks the passing of ''Mama Chen,'' nightlife luminary | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | SMYAL to host discussion panel on factors leading to LGBT youth suicides | By John Riley | |
| News | LGBT National Briefs: Video Orators and Self-Haters | BYU students contribute to ''It Gets Better,'' while science finds evidence of same-sex attraction in homophobes | By Joe Corcoran |
| News | Praise for HRC's Donna Payne | Donna Payne wins Woman of Excellence honor from National Action Network | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | Carson Hearing Rescheduled | Preliminary hearing for suspect in IHOP shooting case moved to May | By John Riley |
| Film | Cabin Fever | With ''Cabin in the Woods,'' Joss Whedon proves filmmakers can make something smart and scary, self-aware and compelling | By Chris Heller |
| Film | Comic Culture | A documentary exploring the devotion of Comic-Con fans is long on love, slight on scrutiny | By Chris Heller |
| Music | Latin Romance | Opera singer Jesús Hernández sings his heart out at Source | By Doug Rule |
| Music | Muscle Opera | Artisphere presents an opera partly inspired by muscle magazines | By Doug Rule |
| Music | Rapp Star | Anthony Rapp, one of the first openly gay leading men on Broadway, is still mining his ''Rent'' success | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Untamed: Review of 'Taming of the Shrew' | Synetic's 'Shrew' overflows with bright color, stark lighting, emotive music and, as always, stunning choreography | By Kate Wingfield |
| Stage | Occupational Art | Local Latino artists ''occupy'' the GALA Theatre this weekend | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| Stage | Paying Homage | Actor Jay Alvarez pays homage to his Cuban-American family in a one-man show now at MetroStage | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Adventure Theatre celebrates 60 years of cute-themed theater | By Doug Rule | |
| Clublife | Martini Madness | Area bartenders shake and stir Best Martinis at Beacon Bar event | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Society's Integrated Steps | An iconic anniversary prompts a look at what has changed and what has not | By Richard J. Rosendall |
| Business | A Stellar Affair | CAGLCC's annual awards dinner set to honor six bright lights in Washington's LGBT business community | By Kate Karasmeighan |
| Coverboy Interview | Coverboy: Andrew | Aspiring vocal artist | Photography by Julian P. Vankim |
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