| Feature Story | At Home in the Old Dominion | Virginia's first gay state legislator Adam Ebbin | Interview by Sean Bugg Photography by Todd Franson |
| News | Setting the Course | The National Black Justice Coalition's summit fights for the future | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Aging with Optimism | The Center in DC holds gathering of organizations that serve gay seniors | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Walking for Whitman-Walker | 19th annual AIDS Walk held Saturday, October 1 to raise $250,000 in pledges | by Will O'Bryan |
| Books | A Human Tale | Narendra Jadhav's 'Untouchables' movingly traces a family's struggle to challenge the caste system in India | by Alex MacLennan |
| Film | High Anxiety | Jodie Foster proves she can be one tough mother in 'Flightplan,' while Tim Burton creates a stop-motion morgue with 'The Corpse Bride' | by Randy Shulman |
| Music | Electric Bell | Erasure's singer Andy Bell discusses his new solo album and an upcoming DJ tour | by Doug Rule |
| Music | Toni's Lib | Braxton sounds great on her latest, while the Pussycat Dolls make for unoriginal listening | by Doug Rule |
| Opera | Three's a Crowd | Washington Opera celebrates itself and Domingo with a 'Trilogy' that shines in two out of three tries | By Kate Wingfield |
| Stage | Vixens and Vampires | Everything old is sometimes new again, with new versions of 'Camille' and 'Dracula' making spectacular debuts on the stage | by Jolene Munch |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | Junior Senior, ABBA, House Music Awards, | by Doug Rule |
| Opinion | A Sigh of Relief | Commentary: OutRight | by Dale Carpenter |
| Opinion | White Wedding | Commentary: In Exile | by Will Doig |
| Snapshots | Apex | Apex | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | Woof! | Titan | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Halo's 1st Floor Grand Opening | Halo | Henry Linser |