Eleven gay bars receive bioterrorist threats in Seattle
”It’s probably nothing, but the economy is really screwing all the bars right now, and the last thing we need is something ramping up the not-go-out mode people seem to be in right now. It’s really freaky that someone would do something like this at a time like this.”
Keith Christensen of the Eagle bar in Seattle, WA. Eleven gay-friendly bars in the Capitol Hill area and The Stanger newspaper (most famous as the home of gay advice columnist Dan Savage) received a bizarre letter threatening them with ricin, a poisonous powder created from castor beans. The bars are said to be holding a ”pub crawl” in a show of support rather than show any intimidation. (The Stranger)
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