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Gates Helped Out PlanetOut

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Microsoft mogul Bill Gates loves his gay print media. The nerdy, do-gooding gajillionaire – pictured, looking sexier than ever – lent a hand – and a buck – to raise PlanetOut’s life saving $26.2 million. help save gay media titan PlanetOut, Inc. Seattle PI‘s on the case:

Bill Gates, operating through his Cascade Investment arm, is among the investors participating in the $26.2 million funding of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender online community PlanetOut.

PlanetOut, which trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker LGBT and also operates the Web site Gay.com, went public at $9 per share in October 2004.

But since that time, the stock has been in free fall. It closed today at $1.59, up 15 percent.

No word on whether Bill Gates will now star in swimsuit spread. We’re crossing our fingers and saying our prayers that we get to see that pasty, pasty love machine all spread eagle and stuff! We loves us some scrawny nerd, especially when they’re worth more than we can count.

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By:           Andrew Belonksy
On:           Jul 3, 2007
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No. 1 · Bill Gates Wants to Make Sure the Gays Keep Getting Their Lifestyle, Porn Magazines / Jossip

[...] it out from its financial troubles. None other than Bill Gates, through his Cascade Investment, is among the investors who sunk $26 million to save the flailing gay media conglomerate, which publishes magazines Out and [...]

Posted: Jul 3, 2007 at 10:27 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 2 · nycstudman · Member · 256 comments

People can make fun of LPI all they way, but someone as savvy as Gates wouldn’t be wasting his money. Must be some potential for growth & profits in them-thar print media!

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No. 3 · Hollywood Bedroom » Blog Archive » Bill Gates Wants to Make Sure the Gays Keep Getting Their Lifestyle, Porn Magazines

[...] it out from its financial troubles. None other than Bill Gates, through his Cascade Investment, is among the investors who sunk $26 million to save the flailing gay media conglomerate, which publishes magazines Out and [...]

Posted: Jul 3, 2007 at 11:34 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 4 · Jack Jett · Member · 323 comments

Okay, I guess I got busted on that lie.

It was Bill Gates and not Jack Jett that gave up the 27 million.

I was going to but Bill beat me to it.
Remember that Advocate and Aaron Hicklin when you are looking to put an aging TV homo gasbag on your cover………

Jack Jett

Posted: Jul 3, 2007 at 1:55 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 5 · codymurp · Member · 15 comments

That man is amazing. I love him.

Posted: Jul 3, 2007 at 5:34 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
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[...] it out from its financial troubles. None other than Bill Gates, through his Cascade Investment, is among the investors who sunk $26 million to save the flailing gay media conglomerate, which publishes magazines Out and [...]

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