| Feature Story | Cutting through the Static | Elizabeth Birch returns to the public sphere with a new talk show and a mission: To make TV a welcoming space for gays and lesbians | By Sean Bugg Photography by Todd Franson |
| News | Five Alive | A new anti-AIDS campaign, ''5 Days of Action,'' slated to hit D.C. in October | by Will O'Bryan |
| Film | Haunted Mansion | Kate Hudson gets a taste of hoodoo in 'Skeleton Key,' while 'The Aristocrats' offers a taste of the ultimate dirty joke | by Randy Shulman |
| Stage | Manipulations | Actors' Theatre offers up a shrewd, intimate and gender-cleansing version of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' | by Jolene Munch |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | David Knapp, Operation Ceasefire, SF's Love Parade, Tiesto, Remixed Retro | by Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Proud Moments | A Town Square Opinion | By Roberta Geidner-Antoniotti and Michael Sessa |
| Opinion | Crossed Tracks | Commentary: In Exile | by Will Doig |
| Snapshots | Ziegfeld's | Ziegfeld's | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | Illusion Sunday Champagne Brunch | Cada Vez | Henry Linser |
| Snapshots | Freddie's Beach Bar | Freddie's Beach Bar | Henry Linser |