Seattle Gay Bars Threatened With Bio Attack

Eleven LGBT hotspots in Seattle have received a threatening letter from a kook who claims he's planning to kill at least five people per bar via ricin. The letter warns club owners to "be prepared to announce the deaths of approximately 55 individuals all of whom were patrons of the following establishments on a Saturday in January."

The listed bars are: the Elite, Neighbours, Wild Rose, the Cuff, Purr, the Eagle, R Place, Re-bar, CC's, Madison Pub, and the Crescent.

UPDATE, 12Jan09: A Friday pub crawl was a smashing success for Seattle's bars, and we have a big clue about the individual who wrote the threatening letters. Seems he knows and plagiarizes gay poets.

Microsoft Co-Founder Leaves $65 Million to Gay Rights Groups

Link A high school classmate of Bill Gates, and one of the first five people to work at Microsoft, has bequeathed millions to help fund 10 of the US's biggest gay rights groups. According to the Pride Foundation, it's the biggest single bequest ever given to LGBT causes.