| Feature Story | 40-Year Phase | D.C.'s long-running lesbian bar marks a milestone | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Todd Franson |
| Feature Story | Friends at Different Phases | by Will O'Bryan Photography by Ward Morrison | |
| Feature Story | Phase Shift | Live shows become part of Phase 1's latest act | by Doug Rule Photography by Ward Morrison |
| News | Roberts Rules | Chief Justice declines to issue stay, clearing the way for marriage equality to take effect in the District on March 3; opponents place hopes on ''due process'' lawsuit | by Chris Geidner |
| News | Bashing Via Blog | D.C. gay couple falls from No. 1 spot of Crate and Barrel wedding contest after homophobic blog posts | by Yusef Najafi |
| News | Jackson's Last-Minute Effort | On eve of marriage equality in the District, anti-equality activists ask Supreme Court to block implementation of law and stop gay marriages | By Chris Geidner |
| News | Feldblum on Hold | Lesbian nominee's EEOC appointment is held up in the senate by an anonymous hold, Reid working for ''agreement'' with Republicans | By Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| News | Don't Ask, Don't Tell … Don't Vote? | Senate Armed Services chairman Levin fears a vote on repealing DADT policy could fail | by Chris Geidner |
| News | Step Back | Gay leaders in Virginia reflect on McDonnell's removal of sexual-orientation protection | by Yusef Najafi |
| News | Maryland AG Release Opinion on Marriage UPDATED | Attorney General Douglas Gansler's opinion opens the way for immediate recognition of out-of-state marriages | by Lisa Keen Keen News Service |
| Film | Mystery Man | Adapted from a novel by Robert Harris, Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is a political thriller of the highest order | by Tim Plant |
| Music | Tattooed Troubadour | Matt Morris mixes musical forms in a skillful, measured way -- never sloppy, never cluttered, never just for effect | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Crowning Achivement | The Shakespeare Theatre's Richard II and Henry V are powerful, memorable, and provocative on myriad levels | By Kate Wingfield |
| Stage | Nirvana | High Fidelity is a musical with serious cult potential making it perfect for the Landless Theatre Company | by Tom Avila |
| Clublife | San Francisco Beat | A regular at gay clubs around the world, Jamie J. Sanchez is set to make his Town debut next Saturday | By Doug Rule |
| Clublife | Hippo in Wonderland | Baltimore's Club Hippo will be transformed into an Alice In Wonderland-theme party this Saturday night | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Conservatively Speaking | Even with GOProud's CPAC success, gay conservatives have a long way to go | by Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Shticks and Stones | Cheap and easy shots may make for entertaining political outbursts, but it's damaging the nation's discourse | by Will O'Bryan |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | February 25-March 3, 2010 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Events | Soap Opera Expressionism | Gay soap opera star Thom Bierdz's personal tragedy helped him develop a greater sense of compassion | By Doug Rule |
| Video | Phase 1 40th Anniversary Party [video] | Ebone Bell takes you inside the celebration | Interviews by Ebone Bell Video by Aram Vartian |
| Video | Nathaniel Frank and Dan Choi on DADT Repeal Efforts [video] | Metro Weekly Exclusive | Interviews by Chris Geidner Video by Aram Vartian |
| Snapshots | The Red and White Party | Club Fuego | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | JR.'s | JR.'s | Ward Morrison |