The New York Blade
Circulation 22,000 free copies [1] | | |
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The New York Blade was a free weekly newspaper focusing on
New York City, New York. The Blade was a member of the National Gay Newspaper Guild
, and contained news, entertainment, classified ads, and free personals for men and women.
History
The New York Blade was founded in 1997 as a New York edition of the
When the New York City Police department started a campaign to hire LGBT police officers, they placed advertisements in the newspaper.[3]
The paper featured Alison Bechdel's comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For.[4]
The paper, along with the Washington Blade, was acquired by Window Media, LLC in 2001, and both were then sold to HX Media in 2007.
Kat Long succeeded Trenton Straube as editor-in-chief in February 2009. Shortly after, the paper ceased its publication in July 2009.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Lee, Jennifer (July 1, 2009), "New York Gay Newspaper Suspends Publication", The New York Times, retrieved August 9, 2015
- ^ a b Halbfinger, David M. (October 22, 1997). "A Mini-War of Gay Newspapers: A New Weekly Draws Fire". The New York Times. p. B1.
- ProQuest 316978100.
- ISBN 978-1-4968-1928-4.
External links
- Official website
- LGBT Life with Full Text - Indexed and searchable in this EBSCO database that is available via libraries.
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Archives Center - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender (LGBT) Collection