It was founded in 2009 by SDGLN's publisher, Johnathan Hale, and is owned by his company, Hale Media, Inc.[1] Its sister company San Diego Pix (SDPIX), and SDGLN had a data breach in 2020 during the COVID pandemic.

In April of 2020, SDGLN transitioned to a new name and branding- San Diego LGBT News (SDLGBTN).

It too ceased publication as a result of the data breach- which resulted in the website being hacked and transferred to an unknown company who continues to publish click-bait news articles The data breach and publication closures were first reported via Facebook by Johnathan Hale, and later via SDPIX.

[2] Another LGBT newspaper in the San Diego area, the Gay and Lesbian Times, ceased publication in 2010.

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