LGBTI global news 24-7  Barilla pasta boss meets Italian gays to
simmer down boycott  Guido Barilla, who said 'We will never have
gay people in our ads', meets the main Italian LGBT associations
and promises some pro-gay policies The Barilla headquarters
close to Parma, Italy. The company has apologized with the LGBT
community.  Owner of the Barilla pasta company Guido Barilla has
met the Italian LGBT associations this morning (7 October) in
Bologna, northern Italy.  The man who made the headlines for his
anti-gay remarks apologized once again to the LGBT community and
proposed ‘some pro-gay policies in the future’.  His remark the
firm would never feature gay people in its advertising led to
boycotts which are hitting particularly hard in the US where
Barilla is a top brand.   Grillini told Gay Star News: ‘We spoke
about the company’s policies and about the impact on the LGBT
community worldwide.   According to Grillini, ‘we could say
Barilla is going to do a pro-gay campaign in the future, but
it’s not sure