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Washington Blade to Shut Down?

Monday, November 16, 2009

Wow, I hope this is not true.
D.C.-based Window Media LLC, the nation's largest gay and lesbian newspaper publisher is closing its operation. Window Media publishes the Washington Blade, South Florida Blade & 411 Magazine, Genre Magazine and Southern Voice.

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FishbowlDC sources confirm that the Washington Blade is included in the Window Media shut-down and that the paper will cease publication. The Blade celebrated its 40th anniversary last month.
FYI, the Washington Blade is "the oldest LGBT newspaper in the United States and second largest by circulation, behind Gay City News of New York City." It has also "been referred to as America's gay newspaper of record because it chronicles LGBT news locally, nationally, and internationally."