Neil Giuliano, former mayor of Tempe, Arizona, named president of GLAAD. Giuliano served Tempe as an openly gay Republican for four terms. Said Giuliano: “From anti-defamation campaigns to media trainings that directly serve our community’s leaders, GLAAD brings our stories to life in the very places that hold the key to winning our quest for equality.”

An Allstate employee who wrote anti-gay articles on his company laptop and was suspended without pay and escorted from company grounds has filed a lawsuit against the company. “In the article ‘Intolerance’ Will Not Be Tolerated! The Gay Agenda vs. Family Values,’ he called same-sex marriages make-believe, ‘oxymoronic’ and an example of ‘societal de-evolution.’ He praised ‘homosexual recovery organizations’ and lambasted liberals for decrying the harm caused by tobacco, drugs and alcohol but not ‘the dreadful and preventable health related pitfalls, which stem from the homosexual lifestyle.’ When the article was published on mensnewsdaily.com, they included his employment with Allstate in the bio information. (thanks scott)

“Big Gay Read” will attempt to find Britain’s favorite gay novel; competition is about promoting gay and lesbian literature to the general public.