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Gay & Lesbian Times Doesn't Make It to Print This Week
The demise of the Gay & Lesbian Times might be politically motivated or it might be the natural, logical consequence of an e-conomy that is killing one print publication after another. More likely the GLT is collapsing under the weight of one too many internal burdens all of them caused by one thing: Michael Portanino’s hubris. Mr Portantino’s “excessive self-confidence and arrogance” has gathered over the decades to a point where he truly believes he can do no wrong, that he is above the law and that we should all rally to his support no matter what. I am one of those former freelance contributors who was not paid for many months, who was told 18 months ago that there was a light at the end of the tunnel but who is still waiting to be paid. I am also close enough to this train-wreck of a business to know that while staff and contributors have stepped up and worked for free giving Mr Portantino the benefit of the doubt he has actually been throwing buckets of money into expensive personal vendettas and lawsuits that have drained the company of all profit and good-will. Who knows how else he has spent income that could have reshaped his publication. Like Bernie Madoff Mr Portantino has perpetuated his own kind of Ponzi scheme where loyalties and sympathies, excuses and outright lies are shifted from Peter to Paul until everyone is left empty-handed. The GLT has a long history and a reputation that can be salvaged. It can weather the economy and successfully participate online and in print (for all those individuals who rely on the local Classifieds if nothing else!). It is my hope that a consortium of local investors, clear-eyed business people, writers and activists might offer to buy this battered and debt-ridden business, re-hire its admirably loyal staff (the ones who just lost their jobs and their healthcare as well as those who have stood up to Mr. Portantino over the years only to be fired, silenced and relentlessly pursued). There is enough local talent to make the GLT matter again. I believe it can work. I hope someone tries.— October 10, 2010 2:49 p.m.
Gay Paper Suspended, but Sends Money for Back Taxes
QUOTATIONS BY GREAT MEN IN LGBT HISTORY: "We simply made a mistake." Michael Portantino Oh dear...not again. How many publishers does the GLT need just to pay their f*****g bills? And how many "simple mistakes" is Mr Portantino allowed before someone notices a less than simple pattern? Oh... that's right ... maybe the FBI and the DA and the Franchise Tax Board and half the attorneys in town have the answer to that question.— August 19, 2010 9:43 p.m.