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<i>Gay and Lesbian Times</i>

Gay and Lesbian Times

Newspaper in San Diego, California

The Gay and Lesbian Times was an LGBT newspaper in the San Diego, California, area. The Times was a member of the National Gay Newspaper Guild. The paper originally launched in January 1988 as the San Diego Gay Times.[2]

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    "San Diego gay newspaper publisher commits suicide", EDGE Boston. December 16, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2013
  2. [2]
    "'Gay & Lesbian Times' closes doors after 23 years", Gay San Diego. October 25, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2013
  3. [3]
    Gonzalez, Blanca (2010-12-09). "Michael Portantino, publisher of Gay and Lesbian Times, dies at 52". Sign on San Diego. San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 2010-12-13.


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