Gay and Lesbian Times | |
Type: | LGBT newspaper |
Foundation: | January, 1988 |
Owners: | Gay Times, Inc. |
Founder: | Michael Portantino |
Language: | English |
Circulation: | 9,000 |
Headquarters: | 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.[1]
In May 2010, it was accused of defrauding advertisers over circulation counts while being saddled in debt.[2] In September 2010 it folded.
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.