“A newspaper is a connective tissue that offers a community support,” Brown says. “We’re really proud of the Blade and really proud of the staff of the Blade who got us here over the decades.”
Last week, the Washington Blade, the nation’s first and oldest LGBTQ newspaper, celebrated its 50anniversary. Founded only a few months after the Stonewall Uprising, the Blade reports on local, national, and international news. It is the only LGBTQ news outlet that is part of the White House Press Corp, and it has long been considered a major voice for the queer community.
Brown has been vital in the survival of the paper. She joined the team in the late eighties as a sales representative and held the role until the early 2000s when the Blade came under new ownership. Brown ultimately left, but was lured back about ten years ago, when they offered her the Publisher position. The problem was, the Blade was bankrupt.
As such, Brown sees the mere continued existence of the Blade as one of its biggest accomplishments. It is one of only twelve members of the National Gay Media Association, which also includes newspapers like Chicago’s Windy City Times and the Philadelphia Gay News. Preserving this history has been one of Brown’s priorities. Soon, she says, all of the Washington Blade’s archives will be available for free online at the DC Public Library. “Business-wise,” Brown says, “It might be a foolish decision, but the Blade is a free giveaway newspaper and in that vain we believe the archives should be available. The stories in there have inspired people.”
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