The ''Gay and Lesbian Times'' was a lesbian, gay, bisexuality, bisexual and transgender (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."'Gay & Lesbian Times' closes doors after 23 years"
Gay San Diego. October 25, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2013 In May 2010, it was accused of defrauding advertisers over circulation counts while being saddled in debt."San Diego gay newspaper publisher commits suicide"
EDGE Boston. December 16, 2010. Accessed February 10, 2013 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. Another major newspaper, the ''San Diego Gay and Lesbian News'', launched in 2009 and continues to the present.

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