Kevin Naff is the editor and a co-owner of the Washington Blade, America’s oldest and most acclaimed LGBT news publication, founded in 1969. Naff is an award-winning journalist, honored for six consecutive years by the Society of Professional Journalists for his editorial writing. Prior to joining the Blade in 2002, he worked in business development for the Verizon Wireless data group; helped launch the Baltimore Sun’s website in 1996; and worked as an editor and business reporter for Reuters in New York.