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Gamer Claims Identifying As a Lesbian Led To Xbox Live Ban

Posted by timothy on from the you-have-crossed-the-line-ma'am dept.

Goatbert writes "I just read on the Consumerist about an XBOX Live user being banned for identifying herself as a lesbian. Despite appeals, Microsoft has stood by its position that merely mentioning that you are gay or lesbian is grounds for terminating your XBOX Live membership."

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  1. Re:Get a PC by Chabo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Can we stop this misinformation? Most gamers do not buy a new video card every 4 days.

    http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

    Despite RAM prices, over 35% of Steam gamers have less than 2GB of RAM. About the same number are still running single-core CPUs. Just under half don't have a DX10-capable GPU, meaning their GPU is well over a year old. And that's with a generation of graphics hardware that gives extremely good value for money.

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  2. Re:Fair is fair by Pinky's+Brain · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not in the US maybe ... but in say Canada they could get in real trouble with selective enforcement.

  3. Re:Fair is fair by Nuskrad · · Score: 4, Informative

    It is in the UK. It's unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation under the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007.

  4. Re:Mod parent up by Rei · · Score: 5, Informative

    Huh, so gamers don't mention their family? Funny, because when I googled Elrous0, one of the first pages I found was this... and hey, looky what's in the "Relevant Pages" section at the bottom:

    "I am the only one to use the PS3 in this household ... I very much doubt my wife would want to play Warhawk"

    And *even still*, it'd still be hypocritical to have a policy *ban* one group from doing so and not another.

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