| Feature Story | Fall Travel | For traditional fall foliage or tropical warm waters, next stop autumn | By Will O'Bryan, Troy Petenbrink and Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Right Turn | Find the way to Lost River and discover a picturesque ideal of gay-friendly fall | By Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Decks and Divas | Ships lure fall's LGBT cruisers with drag queens, pink dolphins and waves of parties | By Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Old World Autumn | Taking advantage of off-season Europe starts with seat selection | By Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Over the Borderline | From coast to coast or metropolitan middle, Mexico beckons | By Troy Petenbrink |
| Feature Story | Big Apple Autumn | New York thrives in fall, though Philadelphia offers some Northeast corridor competition | By Will O'Bryan, Troy Petenbrink and Doug Rule |
| Feature Story | Follow the Sun | As area beaches cool, Fort Lauderdale sizzles | By Will O'Bryan |
| Feature Story | Fall Events Far Afield | Fall Travel Issue 2012 | Compiled by Will O'Bryan and Troy Petenbrink |
| News | Groups Challenge Values Voter Summit | LGBTA coalition asks some invited speakers not to appear at Family Research Council-American Family Association event | By Justin Snow |
| News | Poth Rejects Plea Deal in Barracks Row Stabbing | Marine accused of killing fellow Marine rejects plea deal, set to appear in court next month | By John Riley |
| News | Transgender Delegation Makes DNC ''Especially Historic'' | 2012 Dem Convention boasts largest-ever number of transgender delegates | By David Aaron Moore/QNotes |
| News | Burns asks Baltimore Ravens to silence Ayanbadejo's marriage-equality advocacy | Maryland delegate sends letter to team's owner after player throws support behind marriage-equality referendum | By John Riley |
| News | One Party, Two Camps | GOPround and Log Cabin continue their split in the wake of GOP convention, but agree that the Republican party is becoming more welcoming | By Justin Snow |
| Film | Sleeper Film | A sleepwalking jump out a window translates into a heartfelt cinematic experience | By Chris Heller |
| Music | Heaven's End | The Pet Shop Boys hit another nail in their career coffin, while Bob Mould sounds powerfully invigorated | By Doug Rule |
| Music | Dragonette Fire | With their gay appeal on the rise, Dragonette is flying high | By Doug Rule |
| Music | Midlife Melody | Bob Mould beams with renewed self-confidence on ''Silver Age'' | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Fully Exposed | MaryBeth Wise plays a woman discovering her body and herself in Theater J's ''Body Awareness'' | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | Party Time | GOP needs to accept the present if it's going to be a party for the future | By Will O'Bryan |
| Tech | Tech Temptations | Sony and Samsung pulled out some fairly big guns at the recent IFA in Berlin, hoping to tempt you with high tech | By Rhuaridh Marr |
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