Type | LGBT newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Gay Times, Inc. |
Founder(s) | Michael Portantino |
Founded | January, 1988 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | September 30, 2010 |
Headquarters | San Diego, California |
Circulation | 9,000[1] |
The Gay and Lesbian Times was an LGBT newspaper in the San Diego, California, area. It was a member of the National Gay Newspaper Guild. The paper originally launched in January 1988 as the San Diego Gay Times.[2]
In May 2010, it was accused of defrauding advertisers over circulation counts while being saddled in debt.[1] In September 2010, it folded.[2]
In December 2010, its founder Michael Portantino committed suicide by jumping from the Park Manor Suites, a historic 7-story San Diego hotel, popular with the gay community.[3]
Another major newspaper, the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News, launched in 2009 and continues to the present.