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Title: The Gay Blade, September 1974
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on gay rights issues in local politics, a legal victory against the DC's Sodomy laws, groups for parents who are supportive of their gay children, public health services for gay men in D.C., and ads for gay-friendly businesses, groups, and events., Volume 5, Number 12

Title: Washington Blade, May 6, 2005
Description: An independent weekly newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features news articles on topics including a D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue ruling that same-sex couples married in Massachusetts cannot file taxes jointly in D.C., the Human Rights Campaign's refusal to release count of current donors, a lawsuit alleging that gay male hiring managers at Georgetown University favored attractive male candidates over female candidates, attendance of at least 300 people at D.C.'s first LGBTQIA+ summit, the United Methodist Church's forthcoming ruling on whether to allow openly gay and lesbian clergy, the death of gay rights activist Jack Nichols, the emergence of cable television networks geared toward LGBTQIA+ audiences, a National Institutes of Health study that suggests sexual orientation is related to DNA, and a U.S. Senate bill that would create a federal office to research microbicides to prevent HIV transmission in women. Also included are and other local, national, and international news, as well as obituaries, a medical report, a list of HIV/AIDS community resources, a “Forum” section featuring letters from readers and viewpoints columns, calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, self-help, and sporting events, film, book, restaurant, television, music, and theatre reviews, a section on home-related topics such as cars and real estate, classified, personal, and encounters ads, and advertisements for various events and services., Volume 36, Number 18

Title: The Washington Blade, June 11, 2004
Description: An independent weekly newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This week's issue starts off with discussing Ronald Reagan who died in 2004. Many discussed his response to the LGBTQIA+ community and particularly his response to AIDS. Even though he died in June and many mourned his death, many people still took to the streets to celebrate Capital Pride. The newspaper also features a segment called 'bitch session' where people can express their annoyances within the gay community anonymously. The next is of segment responds to letters of people's different experiences in the LGBTQIA+ community. The author offers advice for this story. The next segment is called 'Ready and Abel' which discusses a very popular gay DJ and in the District. There is a hair guide and bar calendar in this issue. The two comics that are featured are called 'Troy' and 'Kyle's Bed and Breakfast'. Bar Shots is a segment that shows different pictures of people that are apart of the LGBTQIA+ community as they are out at night. There are two pages that are dedicated to escorts with their description and number. After that, there are ads about taking care of different health issues like syphilis.

Title: The Washington Blade, April 25, 2008
Description: The Washington Blade is an independent newspaper published in Washington, D.C. serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features an article by Lou Chibbaro, Jr. on charges being dropped in an September 2007 assault on a gay student at Georgetown University; a police log; Joshua Lynsen on ongoing efforts by Equality Maryland to protect the state's transgender anti-discrimination law from repeal; Lynsen on the search for John Morris, a gay man missing in Maryland; Joe Kapp and Nicholas Burkholder with an overview of the legal and financial benefits of domestic partnership in D.C.; Michael Derry's 'Troy' comic; a map of gay-friendly bars; photos by Henry Linser; national and international news items; book, film, music, television, restaurant and theater reviews; editorials; advice and gossip columns; community events calendars, letters, classifieds, personal ads, and obituaries., Volume 39, Number 17

Title: The Washington Blade, July 18, 2008
Description: The Washington Blade is an independent newspaper published in Washington, D.C. serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features an article by Lou Chibbaro, Jr. on the D.C. Attorney General's Office objecting to aspects of a domestic partnership bill pending before the Council; Chibbaro on Adam Clampitt withdrawing from the race for the at-large Council seat; a police log; Chris Johnson on hopes that new Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli might address activist criticisms of its coverage of gay issues; Joshua Lynsen on a court hearing in the ongoing fight to preserve Montgomery County's transgender anti-discrimination law; Greg Marzullo, Kevin Naff and others with a guide to entertainment bargains in the D.C. area; Amy Cavanaugh following up on her article about doldrums in D.C. lesbian nightlife, here focusing on its lack of diversity; Greg Fox's 'Kyle's Bed and Breakfast' comic; a map of gay-friendly bars; photos by Henry Linser; book, film, music, television, restaurant, car and theater reviews; editorials; advice and gossip columns; community events calendars, letters, obituaries, classifieds, and personal ads., Volume 39, Number 29

Title: The Washington Blade, May 30, 2008
Description: The Washington Blade is an independent newspaper published in Washington, D.C. serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features an article by Joshua Lynsen on Georgetown University hiring away the head of University of Maryland College Park's LGBT Equity office to lead its new gay student center; Lynsen on a formal debate on gay rights at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, MD; a police log; Rebecca Armendariz on local political and media consultant Hilary Rosen becoming the political director and editor-at-large at Huffington Post; Katherine Volin on locals Victoria Hill and Tripp Reed participating in Aids LifeCycle, a charity bike ride; Zack Rosen on corporations taking an interest in Capital Pride; Michael Derry's 'Troy' comic; a map of gay-friendly bars; photos by Henry Linser; national and international news items; book, film, music, television, restaurant and theater reviews; editorials; advice and gossip columns; community events calendars, letters, classifieds, personal ads; and obituaries., Volume 39, Number 22

Title: The Washington Blade, September 5, 2008
Description: The Washington Blade is an independent newspaper published in Washington, D.C. serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features an article by Lou Chibbaro, Jr. on the D.C. Council's Jack Evans and Carol Schwartz facing primary challenges; Chibbaro on the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club honoring councilmember Phil Mendelson and other local officials at its annual Leadership Awards; Amy Cavanaugh on Maryland's highest court deciding if a ballot referendum challenging Montgomery County's transgender anti-discrimination law can proceed; a police log; Zack Rosen on Atlantic Stampede, a rodeo event for GLBT people being held at the Montgomery County fairgrounds; Cavanaugh previewing Phasefest, a four day arts and music festival at 8th Street, SE lesbian bar Phase 1; Michael Derry's 'Troy' comic; a map of gay-friendly bars; photos by Henry Linser; national and international news items; book, film, music, television, restaurant and theater reviews; editorials; advice and gossip columns; community events calendars, letters, classifieds, personal ads; and obituaries., Volume 39, Number 36

Title: Washington, Blade, January 21, 2005
Description: An independent weekly newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features news articles on topics including the D.C. government's plans to reduce funding for HIV/AIDS prevention programs, a hint from President George W. Bush that he will not push for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, legislation in Illinois and California that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a private school's opposition to the opening of a nearby gay bar in Dupont Circle, a Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) study finding that 95% of U.S. schools do not have resources for LGBTQIA+ students, criticism that a recent statement of unity from 22 LGBTQIA+ rights groups left out some organizations, the Human Rights Campaign's endorsement of gay Louisiana House of Representatives candidate Christopher Daigle, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that found life expectancies have increased for people with HIV/AIDS, and a D.C. program that allows low-income people with HIV to be eligible for Medicaid coverage. Also included are and other local, national, and international news, as well as obituaries, a medical report, a list of HIV/AIDS community resources, a “Forum” section featuring letters from readers and viewpoints columns, calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, self-help, and sporting events, film, book, restaurant, television, music, and theatre reviews, a section on home-related topics such as cars and real estate, classified, personal, and encounters ads, and advertisements for various events and services., Volume 36, Number 3

Title: Washington Blade, April 29, 2005
Description: An independent weekly newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features news articles on topics including members of Congress' negative reactions to the D.C. attorney general's announcement that same-sex couples can file their taxes jointly in D.C., statements from Microsoft and Procter and Gamble denying the companies dropped their support of LGBTQIA+-friendly legislation due to boycotts by religious groups, D.C.'s first LGBTQIA+ summit, the removal of passages about same-sex relationships from a new Montgomery County Public Schools sexual education curriculum, conservative groups attempting to stop LGBTQIA+ rights legislation from being made law in Maryland, a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples may both be named on their adopted child's birth certificate, conservative efforts to block an LGBTQIA+ rights bill in Delaware, a man pleading guilty to second-degree murder of D.C. LGBTQIA+ activist Wanda Alston, the D.C. Superior Court's rejection of a 'gay panic' defense in a murder trial, and the U.S. Department of Defense's decision to retain its prohibition on sodomy. Also included are and other local, national, and international news, as well as obituaries, a medical report, a list of HIV/AIDS community resources, a “Forum” section featuring letters from readers and viewpoints columns, calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, self-help, and sporting events, film, book, restaurant, television, music, and theatre reviews, a section on home-related topics such as cars and real estate, classified, personal, and encounters ads, and advertisements for various events and services., Volume 36, Number 17

Title: The Gay Blade, December 1974
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on protests against a homophobic television episode and other homophobic media, gay rights issues in D.C. politics, police harassment, and public health services, as well as ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 6, Number 3

Title: The Gay Blade, July 1972
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on legal activism on gay issues by the ACLU, as well as information about D.C. area gay-friendly social events, organizations, religious services, and sports clubs., Volume 3, Number 10

Title: The Gay Blade, December 1972
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the Gay Switchboard service that referred callers to gay-friendly businesses, doctors, lawyers, social groups, and events, as well as information about gay-friendly organizations, events, social groups, charity drives, and media., Volume 4, Number 3

Title: The Gay Blade, July 1971
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on D.C. group trips to the Pride celebrations in New York City, as well as ads for gay-friendly radio programming, picnics, entertainment magazines, and bars, clubs, and restaurants around D.C., Volume 2, Number 10

Title: The Blade, May 1978
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on gay activists' efforts to reform sex education curricula, efforts to combat homophobia among Maryland cops, gay films, feminist films, coverage of the Spring 1978 conference of the National Organization of Women, public sports facilities in D.C. and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 9, Number 5

Title: The Blade, May 1977
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on conflict over Florida's gay rights movement and backlash against Anita Bryant who had become the face of the religious opposition to gay rights in Miami, demonstrations outside the Supreme Court to mark the 1 year anniversary of the court's decision to uphold Virginia's Sodomy law, growing acceptance of transgender tennis star Dr. Renee Richards, an opinion piece about racism in the gay community and homophobia in the black community, and profiles of the gay activists who made up a delegation to the Carter White House, as well as ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 8, Number 5

Title: The Gay Blade, September 1971
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on organizing in response to police brutality, gay-friendly religious services, and information about other gay organizations and businesses in the D.C. area., Volume 2, Number 12

Title: The Blade, November 1976
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on the murder of a politician at a popular gay cruising spot in D.C., protests about homophobia in news coverage of the crime, the return of a popular gay radio drama, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 7, Number 11

Title: Washington Blade, April 28, 2006
Description: An independent weekly newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This issue features news articles on topics including critiques of DNC support of LGBTQIA+ rights from gay former Clinton staffer, council members consider change in law to stop opposition protest against gay owned Be Bar's liquor license, Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley unclear opinion on amendment banning same sex marriage in Maryland, D.C. mayoral candidate Marie Johns in support of same sex marriages, trial of Duke University lacrosse player charged with assault determined not a hate crime, major corporations defend taking donations from the Gay Games against shareholders, report on bullying towards LGBTQIA+ students, LGBTQIA+ conversion groups push for conversion clubs in schools, government report on U.S. health field teams promotion of abstinence negatively affecting global HIV and AIDS reduction, gay author E. Lynn Harris' novel on the relationship between Black gay men and their church, new LGBTQIA+ party Swim tries to fill the void among LGBTQIA+ nightlife closures, and overlap of popular LGBTQIA+ events Equality Forum and Blue Ball in Philadelphia PA. Also included are and other local, national, and international news, as well as obituaries, a medical report, a list of HIV/AIDS community resources, a “Forum” section featuring letters from readers and viewpoints columns, calendars for upcoming cultural, religious, self-help, and sporting events, film, book, restaurant, television, music, and theatre reviews, a section on home-related topics such as cars and real estate, classified, personal, and encounters ads, and advertisements for various events and services., Volume 37, Number 17

Title: The Washington Blade, February 2, 1981
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on efforts to document and analyze trends in crime against gays through a gay crime reporting hotline, social groups for gay senior citizens, advice on relationships and life from a gay man and his wise grandmother, reviews of gay interest media, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, events, and groups., Volume 12, Number 3

Title: The Washington Blade, January 22, 1982
Description: An independent newspaper serving the LGBTQIA+ community. This edition features articles on political victory in a discriminatory referendum in Texas, postponement of a planned March on Washington for gay rights, gay rights in local politics, reviews for gay interest media, and ads for gay-friendly businesses, groups, and events., Volume 13, Number 2

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