| Feature Story | Mame's Scrapbook: Five Decades of Fabulous | On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Mame Dennis tells the story of the Academy's founding | by Mame Dennis Photographs courtesy Mame Dennis Additional photographs from the Metro Weekly archives Sting, Destiny B. Childs and Kelly Garret photographed for Metro Weekly by Julian Vankim |
| News | Help From Ohio | Founding executive director of Equality Ohio to help ''stabilize'' Equality Maryland in coming months | By Yusef Najafi |
| News | Telling Secrets | Justin Terry-Smith becomes a children's author with I Have a Secret | by Will O’Bryan |
| News | Sticks and Stones | Mayor Declares April 21 Bully Free DC Day | by Yusef Najafi |
| News | Madame President | Nikisha Carpenter always keeps faith and hope in mind – particularly when Youth Pride Day comes around | by Yusef Najafi |
| News | Name Changer | Clinic rebrands as Whitman-Walker Health | by Will O'Bryan |
| Music | Jazz Relativity | Vijay Iyer feels it's best to negotiate different musical styles | By Doug Rule |
| Music | Music First | The L Word's Leisha Hailey charms queers in Uh Huh Her | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Stage Manager | Adventure Theatre's Michael Bobbitt has a goal of improving theater for everyone – especially children | by Doug Rule |
| Clublife | Fueling Station | This Sunday, exit at Adams Morgan's District nightclub for its new gay weekly dance party, Truck Stop | by Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Alliance of Fighters | When the oppressed band together with vision, they make a mighty opposition | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| Opinion | Seasonal Change | Reflecting on 17 years of Metro Weekly highlights how much our LGBT community has changed and what remains to be done | by Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | A Perfect Storm | The horrifying attack on Chrissy Polis may be the moment when the call for equality is heard | by Dana Beyer |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | April 28-May 4, 2011 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Youth Pride Guide | From the Youth Pride Alliance Board of Directors | Youth Pride Guide 2011 | |
| Youth Pride Guide | Speakers & Performers | Youth Pride Guide 2011 | |
| Youth Pride Guide | Youth Pride Alliance | Youth Pride Guide 2011 | |
| Youth Pride Guide | Youth Pride: Booths and Vendors | Youth Pride Guide 2011 | |
| Youth Pride Guide | Youth Pride Sponsors | Youth Pride Guide 2011 | |
| Video | Outspoken: What's in Your Easter Bonnet? [video] | Talking with contestants in JR.'s annual Easter Bonnet Contest | Host: Ebone Bell Video: Aram Vartian |
| Snapshots | 50 years of The Academy | The Academy of Washington | / courtesy of Mame Dennis, Metro Weekly Archives |
| Snapshots | The 2011 Helen Hayes Awards & Ovation Gala | Warner Theatre JW Marriott | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | JR.'s Annual Easter Bonnet Contest | JR.'s Bar & Grill | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | GLAA 40th Anniversary & Distinguished Service Awards | Washington Plaza Hotel | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Omega's 35th Anniversary | Omega | Ward Morrison |