High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Washington Blade was a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) newspaper in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The Blade was the oldest LGBT newspaper in the United States and second largest by circulation, behind Gay City News of New York City. The Blade was often referred to as America's gay newspaper of record because it chronicled LGBT news locally, nationally, and internationally. The New York Times said the Blade was considered "one of the most influential publications written for a gay audience."