Just Out, Portland’s LGBT Newspaper, Shuts Down
Publisher Marty Davis
Newsmagazine Just Out is shutting down, according to a note on its website Monday.
The publication has served Portland’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and queer community since 1983. The online notice states simply that “three years of recession have taken their toll.”
Publisher Marty Davis confirmed the closure in an email to The Oregonian: “Just Out has closed its doors and shut down its computers.” She said in a follow-up email that there are no plans to continue online.
Local blogger Byron Beck broke the news on his site, linking to an 11 a.m. post on Just Out’s Facebook page.
“It is with great sadness that I have to announce today that Just Out newspaper, having put up a helluva fight against this dammed ‘Great Recession,’ will be unable to continue publishing. Our 12/9 issue was/is our last publication. Thank you for being our ‘Friends’ and for reading Just Out, these past 29 years.”
By 3 p.m. there were 75 comments, most of them thanking the publication and Davis for writing about and for the gay and lesbian community.
The publication was free and issued twice a month. Its editorial board called for the resignation of Portland Mayor Sam Adams in 2009 after the mayor lied about a relationship with Beau Breedlove.
– Janie Har
The article was factual but the last sentence was not called for. Just Out endorsed lots of people and political positions in its history. To dredge up old dirt that caused nothing but division and animosity within the city and the gay “community” was not necessary.