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B Masturbation, Sin, and Showers
11 CMPD chief holds forum
12 News Notes: Regional Briefs
14 Lifestyle provides stability
16 Average Joe
arts & entertainment
21 Out in Print
23 On Being a Gay Parent
24 Drag Rag
25 Duke Energy lights
26 McGillis recounts years of struggle
28 Tell Trinity
29 For Mature Audiences Only
30 Out in the Stars
31 Q events calendar
opinions & views
4 Editor's Note
4 Commentary: Bullying
4 QPoll
5 General Gayety
5 TalkBack
contributors this issue
Jen Coltetta, Matt Ccmer, Tyler DaVere, Kevin
Grooms/'Miss Detila, Cn^erre Lichtenawn, Lainsy
Miltei, Leslie Rf^nson, Terri Scfiiichenmeyer, Dawd
Stout, Nathan Strstg Trinity, Bren Webtr-Mitchell
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