| Feature Story | Boy Talk | The Pet Shop Boys have worked with everyone from Dusty Springfield to Liza Minnelli to Lady Gaga -- but never the Queen | Interview by Doug Rule |
| News | Q Street Questions | Community mourns, seeks answers, after trans woman killed | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Calling All Donors | GLBT groups scrambling in wake of D.C. budget cuts | By Yusef Najafi |
| News | Parliamentary Patchwork | D.C. fix expected for married gays to file jointly | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Hannah Hearing | Plea bargain discussed behind closed doors | by Yusef Najafi |
| Film | Ball Bearings | With the comedy Extract, Mike Judge answers the question of how many testicle jokes can be crammed into one film. | by Tim Plant |
| Music | Mess No More | With an album as good as I Look To You, you can't forgive Whitney Houston's past transgressions fast enough | By Doug Rule |
| Clublife | Strictly Fetish | EFN Lounge's newest monthly party features a dress code | By Doug Rule |
| Body | Mist Kissed | The liquid alternative to suntans can light up your skin as summer fades | by Will O'Bryan |
| Opinion | Genteel Slander | Commentary: Center Field | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | September 3-9, 2009 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Events | Thrill Out | King's Dominion is 100% fit for queens (for a night) | By Doug Rule |
| Snapshots | NYC at Large | Cobalt | by Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Bears Gone Wild | EFN Lounge/Motley Bar | by Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Bingo Night Hosted by Regina Jozet Adams | Freddie's Beach Bar | by Ward Morrison |