Gay and Lesbian Times

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Gay and Lesbian Times
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Final print edition, No. 1188, published on
September 30, 2010
Type LGBT newspaper
Owner(s)Gay Times, Inc.
FounderMichael Portantino
FoundedJanuary, 1988
Ceased publicationSeptember 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)
LanguageEnglish
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]

The Labrys lesbian flag was first published in June 2000 in the Palm Springs edition of the Gay and Lesbian Times Pride issue. [3] [4]

In May 2010, the Gay and Lesbian Times 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. [5]

Another major newspaper, the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News , launched in 2009.

References

  1. 1 2 "San Diego gay newspaper publisher commits suicide", EDGE Boston. December 16, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2013
  2. 1 2 "'Gay & Lesbian Times' closes doors after 23 years", Gay San Diego. October 25, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2013
  3. ↑ Bendix, Trish (September 8, 2015). "Why don't lesbians have a pride flag of our own?". AfterEllen . Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ Brabaw, Kasandra (June 20, 2019). "A Complete Guide To All The LGBTQ+ Flags & What They Mean". Refinery29 . Archived from the original on March 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ Gonzalez, Blanca (December 9, 2010). "Michael Portantino, publisher of Gay and Lesbian Times, dies at 52". Sign on San Diego. San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.
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