GLEAM, Microsoft’s gay and lesbian employee group, demanded that the company take steps to support anti-discrimination legislation in Washington State, according to an item in the Seattle Times. The company supported the legislation in the past but took a neutral stance this year, upsetting some advocates and employees. Microsoft’s shift became widely known April 21, the day the legislation failed in the state Senate by one vote, 25-24. Some backers alleged Microsoft bowed to pressure from an evangelical pastor who threatened a boycott, but the company insists it had decided earlier to focus only on business-related issues in Olympia, the state’s capital, this year. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sent a letter to heads of the technology giant, saying he does not buy the company’s explanation.