| Feature Story | How It Ends | In the pursuit of LGBT equality, not everyone sees the same finish line | By Chris Geidner |
| News | Threat Prompts D.C. Evacuations | Los Angeles Police convey bomb threat to ''national gay rights organizations'' | By Chris Geidner |
| News | Capital Pride Names 2012 Heroes | Five locals represent community contributions on civil rights, HIV/AIDS, entertainment and more | By Will O'Bryan |
| News | Beninda, Budd nominated for D.C. Commission on Human Rights | If approved by the City Council, the women would be the first transgender people to serve on the 15-member commission | By John Riley |
| News | World LGBT Briefs: Women Take On Traditionalists | Manji, Clinton and the Forum for Empowerment for Women lead the LGBT charge | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| News | National LGBT Briefs: Milk, Mourning and Miami | San Diego gets a new street, the White House talks LGBT elders and Maurice Sendak dies at 83 | Compiled by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Sarah Smiles | After years of struggling with gender identity, AU student president comes out as transgender to supportive campus | By Will O'Bryan Photo by Todd Franson |
| News | Confronting the Virus | Local activist launches new HIV/AIDS campaign | By John Riley |
| News | Quaranta Claims Victory | Beats party's favored slate to become D.C. Young Dems' second openly gay president since home rule | By John Riley |
| Books | Proud Son | Zach Wahls, who made a splash when his Iowa speech went viral on YouTube, continues to advocate for LGBT families – with a book and on Capitol Hill | by Chris Geidner |
| Books | Hair-Raising Tale | Transman Everett Maroon brings his story back to D.C. | By Will O'Bryan |
| Concert | Swing Time | Steven Reineke leads the NSO Pops in some Voodoo fun | By Doug Rule |
| Film | The Hole Truth | Drummer Patty Schemel reveals life in her former band Hole | By Doug Rule |
| Film | Blood Sucking | ''Dark Shadows'' is another nail in Tim Burton's artistic coffin – a reminder that style doesn't guarantee quality | by Chris Heller |
| Stage | Golden Tribute | Though there are flaws in End of the Rainbow, there's nary a flaw in Tracie Bennett's portrayal of Judy Garland | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Gershwin Jukebox | Despite a lackluster Matthew Broderick, the Tony-nominated ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'' is a sure-fire spectacle | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Pool Party | Constellation takes a dip in the pool | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Westward, Shrew! | Folger's ''Shrew'' is an uneasy marriage between a tale told in Elizabethan verse and actors evoking Disney's Frontierland | By Jonathan Padget |
| Opinion | Scenes from North Carolina | Despite the outburst of bigotry, it's difficult to reflexively hate the Southern state that just took a big step backward | By Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Servants of Misrule | Taking issue with Richard Grenell's mea culpa and grand old gaiety | By Richard J. Rosendall |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | May 10-16, 2012 | By Carrie Megginson |
| Video | DC Gay Flag Football League Championship 2012 (DCGFFL) [video] | Video by Aram Vartian | |
| Business | Making Connections | NGLCC brings together LGBT businesses and big corporations through its diversity initiative | By Matt Raymond |
| Poll | What movies did you see last weekend? | Take our poll and then enter to win free movie passes! | |
| Snapshots | Miss Gay Arlington Pageant | Freddie's Beach Bar | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | NGLTF's Pink and Purple Party | Cobalt | Dylan Comstock |
| Snapshots | The 2012 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards | Beacon Bar and Grill Skybar | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Boys Be Good | Works by the members of Boys Be Good |