The New York Blade

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Type	LGBT Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid, 52 pages/issue
Owner(s)	HX Media, LLC
Publisher	HX Media, LLC
Editor-in-chief	Kat Long
Editor	Trenton Straube
Founded	1997
Language	English
Ceased publication	2009
Headquarters	New York City
Circulation	22,000 free copies [1]

The New York Blade was a free weekly newspaper focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues in 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 Washington Blade. The paper immediately came under fire from gay rights advocates because of indications that it would be half-owned by News Communications; straight ownership.^[2] They were also criticized for choosing objective reporting over LGBT advocacy and not having an editorial page.^[2]

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. The paper ceased publication in July 2009.^[1]