Washington Blade

The Washington Blade is an LGBTQ newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area. The Blade is the oldest LGBTQ newspaper in the United States and third largest by circulation, behind the Philadelphia Gay News and the Gay City News of New York City. The Blade is often referred to as America's gay newspaper of record because it chronicled LGBTQ news locally, nationally, and internationally. The New York Times said the Blade is considered "one of the most influential publications written for a gay audience."