| Feature Story | House Holdouts | Although the DADT Repeal Act set the stage for this week's repeal, several House Republicans tried repeatedly to stall or stop DADT's end | by Chris Geidner |
| Feature Story | The Line to Re-enlist | DADT may be gone, but that doesn't necessarily clear the road to re-up | by John Riley |
| News | Strike Against The Center | Vandals disrupt LGBT community center's phone and Internet | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Center Soiree | LGBT community center prepares its biggest fundraiser of the year | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Date with Delgaudio | In an anti-gay fundraising letter, Loudon Co. supervisor claims to have been beaten for his beliefs | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Grieving for Gaurav | Aeronautical engineer, theater enthusiast and former Metro Weekly coverboy Gaurav Gopalan left a mark on the community | by John Riley Photography by Jeff Code |
| News | City Offering Safety Event | GLBT affairs office leading public-safety open house | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | After Party | 1409 Playbill Café closes with a bang and a relocation promise | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Centaurs Celebrate Franson | Leather/Levi club offers rare Bikeus Award to Metro Weekly art director | by Will O'Bryan |
| News | Double L Win | Allen Lerch takes Rehoboth leather title | by Will O'Bryan |
| Dining | Busy B. | B. Smith conquers the catwalk, the kitchen, business and Broadway | by Doug Rule |
| Music | Amos's Ambition | Tori Amos credits an early boost of gay support as helping her find her style and chart her own musical path | by Doug Rule |
| Stage | Lingering Kiss | Diana Son's 'Stop Kiss' is still relevant 13 years after its off-Broadway debut | By Doug Rule |
| Stage | Repertory Wonders | Signature plunges headfirst into the moody and macabre with a pair of darkly delightful, entertaining musicals | by Jonathan Padget |
| Stage | Habit Forming | In Alan Bennett's new play, greatness and the mundane all come from the same place -- showing up every day to get the job done | By Jonathan Padget |
| Stage | Kiss and Tell | No Rules' Stop Kiss would be a must-see production on its own merit, but recent queer bashings make it even more relevant | by Doug Rule |
| Clublife | Rock Steady | PhaseFest 2011 should prove to be as popular as 2010's, offering likely one last hurrah at Phase 1 | By Doug Rule |
| Opinion | A Mission Accomplished | The long-awaited end of DADT is a moment for celebration, as well as contemplation of where the LGBT community goes next | by Sean Bugg |
| Opinion | Ya Got Trouble | At a crossroads, one road could take America to River City | by Richard J. Rosendall |
| Horoscope | Horoscope | September 22-28, 2011 | by Carrie Megginson |
| Coverboy Interview | Coverboy: Eric | Eric doesn't consider himself flashy, but he certainly strives to be reliable -- much like a Toyota Corolla | Photography by Julian Vankim |
| Snapshots | Equality Maryland celebrates and honors Governor O'Malley | Chevy Chase Town Hall | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | CAGLCC's Networking Thursday | Madame Tussauds | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Duplex Diner ReOpening | 18th & U Duplex Diner | Dylan Comstock |
| Snapshots | Majestic Nightclub | Majestic Nightclub | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | SLDN's DADT Repeal Event | K Street Lounge | Ward Morrison |
| Snapshots | Servicemembers United's Countdown to Repeal Party | Town Danceboutique | Ward Morrison |