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Michael Key
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Photo Editor, The Washington Blade
Washington
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Biography
I am a photojournalist, writer and editor working primarily in Washington, D.C. I have directed music videos, I have been a voice actor in a popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast, I have written SPJ-DC Dateline Award-winning news articles, but my main focus over the past 16 years has been in photography. Currently, I serve as the photo editor of the Washington Blade.
LGBTQ community news nightlife politics
Content
By Michael Key Verified| The Washington Blade Verified The Mr., Mx, & Miss Capital Pride Pageant was held at The Schuyler at The Hamilton Hotel on Thursday, April 3. Sirène Noir Sidora Jackson won the title of Mx Capital Pride 2025. Jackson B. Nite won the title of Mr. Capital Pride 2025. Shelita Ramen won the title of Miss Capital Pride 2025. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
By Michael Key Verified| The Washington Blade Verified Freddie’s Follies drag show was held at Freddie’s Beach Bar in Arlington, Va. on Saturday, March 22. Performers included Destiny B. Childs, Sorority Heights, Sasha Adams Sanchez, Alameda Sanchez, and Gigi Paris Couture. The weekly show was held on the 24th anniversary weekend of the opening of Freddie’s Beach Bar. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
By Michael Key Verified| The Washington Blade Verified The Mr., Mx, & Miss Capital Pride Pageant was held at The Schuyler at The Hamilton Hotel on Thursday, April 3. Sirène Noir Sidora Jackson won the title of Mx Capital Pride 2025. Jackson B. Nite won the title of Mr. Capital Pride 2025. Shelita Ramen won the title of Miss Capital Pride 2025. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Company Info
The Washington Blade
America's top gay news source, covering Washington and the world. The Washington Blade was founded in 1969 as a black and white, one-sheet community newsletter distributed in D.C.-area bars. In October 2009, the Blade celebrated its 40th anniversary as an award-winning news source with a large following in print and online. Readers locally and around the world have come to rely on the Blade's unmatched coverage of LGBT news, earning the paper the moniker "the newspaper of record for the LGBT community."
Washington, D.C., United States
+1 202-234-5400
Founded: 1969