| Feature Story | Being Vocal | Patti LuPone isn't difficult. She's just the ultimate perfectionist, on and off the stage | Interview by Randy Shulman |
| Feature Story | Hope Star | Chris Griffin's annual Hope Operas are a serialized series of shows featuring theater performers giving back | By Doug Rule Photography by Todd Franson |
| News | Corkins Status Hearing Set for Late October | Hearing for suspect in Family Research Council shooting scheduled for end of the month | By John Riley |
| News | Shaw-Area Stabbing Trial Set for January | Defense declines plea deal for June assault of gay teen near Howard Theatre | By John Riley |
| News | Suspect in Chinatown Transgender Assault Arraigned | Robinson pleads not guilty to charge with bias enhancement, as defense demands jury trial | By John Riley |
| News | Pioneer Days | Rainbow History Project names new group of Community Pioneers | By Will O'Bryan |
| Film | Teenage Idols | ''Perks of Being a Wallflower'' is big-hearted and earnest in its approach to the pleasure and pain of the teenage condition | By Chris Heller |
| Opera | Cocksure | For those with patience, ''Don Giovanni'' is a chance to see how opera can make good theater as well as good listening | By Kate Wingfield |
| Stage | Show Explorer | From ''A Chorus Line'' to GALA Theatre, Antonio Vargas is making his mark | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | 'Brel' Done Well | MetroStage's Jacques Brel revue is a moving piece of theater | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Big Government | ''The Government Inspector'' is a refreshing change from the usual safe-but-dire comic menu so often served in mainstream theater | By Kate Wingfield |
| Clublife | Bunny Hop | Just who is DJ Cottontail? He's a rabbit with a desire to make people dance | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | ''But What's Obama Done for Me Lately?'' | Choosing not to vote on Nov. 6, especially when there are thousands who can't cast a vote of their own, is a selfish and small act | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Resisting the Rage Trade | At home and abroad, extremists threaten the global good | By Richard J. Rosendall |
| Video | Universal Gear Fall Fashion & Underwear Show 2012 | Fall trends and underwear for men | Video/Editing: Aram Vartian Producer: Randy Shulman |
| Business | One Day in D.C., All Things LGBT | This November, take a stroll through the boulevards of g.life, CAGLCC's newest community event | By John F. Stanton |
| Coverboy Interview | Coverboy: Clif | Seizing the Day | Photography by Julian Vankim |
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