| Feature Story | Shears Force | Scissor Sisters, the world's most popular gay band, helps ''kiki'' off a summer to remember | By Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Robyn's Musical Nest | Robyn's ties to club culture mirrors the gay community's | By Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Cinematic Details | Patrick Watson is no one-man, chamber-rock band | By Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Anything but Comatose | Nina Diaz stirs interest – and icons – in her band | By Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Fred Schneider Confidential | The B-52s singer answers our Coverboy questions | By Randy Shulman |
| Feature Story | The Top 5 Songs of Summer 2012 | Summer Music Issue 2012 | Submitted by Area DJs |
| Feature Story | Summer Concert Highlights | Summer Music Issue 2012 | |
| Feature Story | Musical Venues | Summer Music Issue 2012 | |
| News | Questions on Crime | D.C. City Council committee holds hate-crime hearing, with councilmembers and activists raising several issues with police | By John Riley |
| News | Gay Libertarian Challenges Holmes Norton | Bruce Majors says he's running to increase ballot access for third parties, give District voters a choice | By John Riley |
| News | Three Arrested in Local Teen's Stabbing | Attackers yelled homophobic slurs as they repeatedly stabbed victim | By John Riley |
| News | Montgomery Co. Fliers Nixed | School Board votes to curtail policy that allowed ''ex-gay'' organization to send home anti-gay literature | By John Riley |
| News | Epidemic Update | ''Return to Lisner'' marks three decades of HIV/AIDS in D.C. | by John Riley |
| News | National LGBT Briefs: Texas Tragedy, Catholic Counter and a Union | One dead after young lesbian couple shot in small-town Texas, while Catholics for Equality protest ''Fortnight'' and N.J. base celebrates civil union | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| News | Global LGBT Briefs: Ukraine Assault, Apology in Australia and Farewell to Beck | Human Rights Watch calling for action after gay-rights leader beaten in Kiev, while Australian Salvation Army clarifies, and last gay Holocaust survivor dies | Compiled by Kelsey Brannan |
| Film | Magic Tricks | With skin, bromance and just enough story to pull you along mindlessly, ''Magic Mike'' is better than you expect | By Will O'Bryan |
| Stage | Making Merry | A Pims or two at the Sidney Harman bar, and you'll find much to savor in this crowd pleaser of a season-closer, ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' | By Kate Wingfield |
| Opinion | Life in Coopersville | By confirming what we knew but didn't know, Anderson Cooper finally frees us from the endless ''Is he or isn't he?'' | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Don't Stop Believing | It took some years, but the songs that helped save my life as a gay teen reawakened my love for music as an adult | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Stonewall Baby | A birthday reflection on fighting back | By Will O'Bryan |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | June 28-July 4, 2012 | By Carrie Megginson |
| Video | AIDS Quilt: 25 Year Anniversary [video] | National Mall display has over 48,000 panels dedicated to those who passed from HIV/AIDS | Host: Ebone Bell Video / Editing: Aram Vartian Producer: Randy Shulman |
| Coverboy Interview | Coverboy: Tim | Bubbly Coverboy | Photography by Julian Vankim |
| Poll | How should Anderson Cooper celebrate his coming out? | Take our poll. Win free movie tickets. |