| Feature Story | Wide Awake | How ''Spring Awakening'' Woke Up the Musical | by Tom Avila |
| News | No Safe Zone | Gay Iraqis who face escalating violence and deadly attacks are asking Washington for help | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Death Stuns District | Desi Deschaine, 29, dies in apparent drowning | by Will O'Bryan Originally published July 14, 2009 |
| News | Great Gay Gathering | Four local GLBT groups hold picnic at Virginia's Great Falls | by Yusef Najafi |
| News | Cruel Countdown | Bi-national D.C. couple weighs options after residency jeopardized | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Charge: Injustice | GLOV calls misdemeanor indictment against gay man's alleged attacker “disgusting” | by Yusef Najafi |
| Concert | Musical Wizardry | Emil de Cou will conduct the orchestra while The Wizard of Oz screens at Wolf Trap | by Doug Rule |
| Film | Hormonal Harry | Harry Potter and pals find their hormones raging away as they battle the usual forces of evil threatening Hogwarts | by Tim Plant |
| Music | Playing Safe | ''Dirty King'' finds the previously balls-to-the-wall band The Cliks trying a little too hard to be soft and sweet | by Doug Rule |
| Stage | Fantasia Factor | Despite its house-filling, deep-throated gospel and blues voice, The Color Purple is largely comfortable and familiar | by Tom Avila |
| Environs | Arbiter of Taste | Designer Brad Weesner draws on experience and expertise | by Yusef Najafi Photographs by Geoffrey Hodgdon and Amy Elizabeth |
| Opinion | Bias Ball | Commentary: Stonewall Baby | by Will O'Bryan |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | July 16-22, 2009 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Do It! | Straight Eights | Local Chapter of the Lambda Car Club is not just about historic cars | by Yusef Najafi |
| Snapshots | College Night | Apex | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | The Fireplace | The Fireplace | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Motley Bear Crue | EFN Lounge / Motley Bar | Ward Morrison |