American Ballet Theatre executive director Louis G. Spisto has been accused, in a complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, of illegally favoring young, gay employees. “A policy was developed to ‘disengage’ older workers in favour of younger ones, generally male, who would not be uncomfortable with the management’s preference and discourse of gay lifestyles.” At least 30 staff members have left since Spisto’s arrival in 1999. The Times (London)