Gay Chicago Switches to Bi-Weekly

Gay Chicago, an gay entertainment weekly in the Chicago area, switched from weekly distribution to bi-weekly distribution on September 21st, 2011.

Chicago Free Press Closes

The Chicago Free Press, a gay and lesbian publication, ceased publishing on April 29, 2010 due to lack of funding from publisher David Costanzo, who is suffering from health problems.  The Free Press had a weekly distribution of approximately 23,000.

Washington Blade Reopens for Business

The Washington Blade, a gay and lesbian publication covering the Washington D.C. area, will resume publishing on Friday April 30th, 2010, under new ownership. The publication was previously owned by Windows Media and was closed down suddenly in November 2009.

The Blade is anticipating distribution of 25,000 copies.

Southern Voice and Atlanta David Reopen

The Southern Voice reopened on April 14th under new ownership, Matt Neumann. The gay and lesbian oriented publication closed down for business in November 2009 when Window Media filed for bankruptcy. The publication will start out with 10,000 copies with an eventual goal of 20,000.

The Atlanta David, which also had closed last November, was also purchased by Mr. Neumann, and relaunched in March 2010.

Washington Blade & Southern Voice Closes

The Washington Blade, a gay and lesbian publication closed suddenly on November 16th, 2009. The Blade had a weekly distribution of 23,000 in the Washington D.C. area.

The paper is owned by Window Media, which also ceased publication of the Southern Voice, Atlanta David, South Florida Blade, and 411 Magazine, per the Washington Post.