| Feature Story | Good Sports | Out athletes get ready for not one, but two, big events: Gay Games and Outgames | By Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| Feature Story | Moving Forward | Marie Johns wants to make a 'Better' pitch for the city's GLBT community | Interview by Sean Bugg Photography by Todd Franson |
| News | Anderson vs. Iran | A 'New Republic' staffer organizes Dupont rally marking one-year anniversary of gay executions in Iran | by Will O'Bryan |
| Film | Swishbuckling | The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' sequel succeeds brilliantly at its misson to entertain us with a big, brazen Yo-Ho-Ho and a bottle of rum | by Randy Shulman |
| Music | Spiritless Pop | Jason & deMarco were clearly not struck by good ideas for their latest album, but the Brand New Heavies have a new delight | by Doug Rule |
| Environs | Environs | Randal and Jorge's Front Royal, VA mountain home | by Todd Franson |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | Dido, Bob Sinclair, and neo-disco in, tribal house out | by Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Dog Days | Commentary: In Exile | by Will Doig |
| Snapshots | Atlas: Whirld | MCCXXIII Nightclub | Henry Linser |