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founded in 1983 by Jay Brown and Renee LaChance. It ceased publication as a semimonthly newspaper in December 2011. In February 2012, Glenn-Kipp Publishing, Inc purchased the Just Out brand assets. ''Just Out'' ceased being published as a monthly LGBTQ magazine in February 2013. The magazine was available for free at hundreds of businesses across the

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, and free digital copies are available as PDF files on the web site. Former contributors to ''Just Out'' include novelist Marc Acito,

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art director and Cathartic Comics founder Rupert Kinnard, and reporter and author Peter Zuckerman. ''

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. On January 21, 2009, ''Just Out''s editorial board issued a statement calling on recently inaugurated Portland mayor Sam Adams to resign, in light of his admission that he had covered up a sexual relationship with a state legislative intern in order to avoid disruptions to his mayoral campaign. Mid-March 2009, three employees — news editor Jaymee Cuti, arts-and-culture editor Jim Radosta, and art director Blake Martinez — resigned because they had not been paid in full since late January, nor on time for six months. Publisher Marty Davis cited the

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and a resulting downturn in ad revenue as the cause of financial troubles. On December 26, 2011, publisher Marty Davis announced that ''Just Out'' was out of business effective immediately, with its December 9 issue being its last. On February 14, 2012, it was announced that Glenn-Kipp Publishing, Inc., had acquired ''Just Out'', with Jonathan Kipp as the new publisher, and that ''Just Out'' would resume publication. Kipp had contributed to ''Just Out'' previously, for two years. it returned as a monthly magazine on June 1, 2012, and ceased publication in February 2013.

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