| Feature Story | The Mame Event | Carl Rizzi talks about 32 years as president of The Academy in Washington, coming out gay, and dressing in high drag as Mame Dennis | Interview by Randy Shulman Photography by Todd Franson |
| News | Dawson's Discount | NoVa lesbian local launches card to benefit gay interests | by Will O'Bryan |
| Film | Country Courage | Charlize Theron's grounded portrayal of a woman who fights harrassment gives 'North Country' its soul | by Randy Shulman |
| Music | Time Travel | Dolly Parton's latest album is one of her best, even though she minimizes her own remarkable achievements | by Doug Rule |
| Stage | The Odd Coupling | The stylish 'Much Ado' is a little too solemn in tone, while MetroStage offers a tender valentine to a late mother | by Jolene Munch |
| Stage | Sondheim Time | Gay Men's Chorus of Washington presents Sondheim cabaret at historic Tivoli Theatre | by Will O'Bryan |
| Soundwaves (archive) | Soundwaves | Abel's Alegria, Deux, Black and Blue Party, Chus and Ceballos | by Doug Rule |
| Community Profile | Federal Triangles Soccer Club | A Community Profile | by Will O'Bryan |
| Opinion | Sense in Advertising | Commentary: OutRight | by Dale Carpenter |
| Opinion | The Cute One | Commentary: Alphabet Soup | by Kristina Campbell |
| Travel | Frightful Fun | Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens | by Randy Shulman |
| Snapshots | The Annual 17th Street High Heel Race | Dupont Circle, 17th Street | Todd Franson and Michael Wichita |
| Snapshots | Art for Life | Benefiting the Whitman-Walker Clinic's Latino Services, Carnegie Institution | Henry Linser |