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OCTOBER 1969 The Gay Blade first published as a monthly newsletter.
45 Years of the Washington Blade JUNE 1972 Blade publishes first JULY 1974 multi-page edition. Blade printed in newsprint for first time. 1979 Blade changes publication OCTOBER 1980 from monthly to bi-weekly. Name changed to The Washington Blade
JANUARY 1983 Washington Blade publishes weekly.
SEPTEMBER 1995 Online edition of Washington Blade OCTOBER 2008 launched. John McCain becomes first Republican presidential nominee to do interview APRIL 2010 with LGBT publication. Washington Blade The Washington Blade was founded in 1969 as a purchased by Brown, black & white, one-sheet community newsletter. Naff, Pitts Omnimedia. In 2014 the Blade celebrated its 45th anniversary as America’s Gay News Source. The Washington 2013 Blade was selected to join the pool rotation for the Washington Blade admitted to White House White House Press Corps, becoming the first LGBT pool rotation (First LGBT publication to participate in these duties. Readers publication ever). locally and globally rely on the Blade’s unmatched coverage, which has garnered scores of local and national journalism awards. The Blade is recognized OCTOBER 2014 = 1,839 consecutive as the nation’s “Newspaper of Record for the LGBT Washington Blade issues of the celebrates 45th Blade! Community.” Anniversary.
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UÊ 10% of DC residents identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender – highest percentage in the country.
UÊ Gay consumers are 3.4 times more likely to have a household income over $250,000.
UÊ 89% of gay men & lesbians are highly likely to seek out brands that advertise uniquely to them.
UÊ 55% of gay cosumers prefer to buy from the “top-of-the-line.”
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