Gay and Lesbian Times

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]

Gay and Lesbian Times

Final print edition, No. 1188, published on September 30, 2010
Type	LGBT newspaper
Owner(s)	Gay Times, Inc.
Founder(s)	Michael Portantino
Founded	January, 1988
Language	English
Ceased publication	September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)
Headquarters	San Diego, California
Circulation	9,000[1]

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.