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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."

3 of 1,182 comments (clear)

  1. Get a PC by Dan667 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Consoles are just a gateway into PC gaming anyway. All the more reason to get a PC sooner than later if console manufacturers are going to also treat you like this.

  2. Cmd Taco - les bo - not on MS LIve for this reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He's a les bo

    It's true

  3. Not an appropriate forum... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Haven't any of you people stopped to think that maybe the line at the supermarket, the company break room, or Xbox Live are all NOT appropriate forums for discussing your sexuality?

    I don't want to hear how gay you are or how *fabulous* Gay Bar down the street is any more than I want to hear how many chicks the resident Football Guy "got it on with" in the past month. Keep it to yourself and your flamboyantly gay / flamboyantly straight friends.

    There is a *time and a place* for sexual topics.

    Flamboyancy has no place on Xbox Live and if sexual chat topics are bannable in it, STOP CHATTING ABOUT SEXUAL TOPICS