Seattle's tech boom blamed for gayborhood's rise in anti-gay hate crimes...

Many in the community say gentrification is making the area seem younger, harder-partying, and less gay. An explosion in bars and restaurants has changed the neighborhood's feel and led to more late-night confrontations. Capitol Hill is close to downtown and to South Lake Union, where technology employers that include Amazon and Facebook are adding thousands of workers. As a result, an industry that's otherwise showering Seattle with jobs and money has become a scapegoat because so many of the neighborhood's new apartments seem affordable only to software developers making six-figure salaries.

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