D.C. Agenda Launches

The DC Agenda, the new iteration of the shuttered Washington Blade, launched its website and distributed its first print edition Friday morning.

The DC Agenda website posts the content available in the newspaper, including a letter from editor Kevin Naff. He quickly reviews the indignities experienced by staff members on Monday when parent company Window Media abruptly closed the publication due to financial problems, but he stresses staff members' intention to move ahead with the new project.

"The former staff of the Washington Blade remains united and DC Agenda represents our effort at continuing the important mission and work of the Blade," writes Naff. "It will grow and evolve to include a much larger and more diverse group of voices. But the core of the Washington Blade's work remains unchanged. We will cover Congress, the White House, the LGBT rights movement, the D.C. marriage fight, local hate crimes and other political issues important to the LGBT residents of the city."