As reported on The Consumerist, a woman who identified herself as a lesbian on her Xbox LIVE account was suspended from the service because of it.
The woman, known as “Teresa”, told The Consumerist;
I just recently saw a thing on your site about someones gamer tag being banned because it had the word gay in the tag.
I had a similar incident, only my account was suspended because I had said in my profile that I was a lesbian. I was harassed by several players, ‘chased’ to different maps/games to get away from their harassment. They followed me into the games and told all the other players to turn me in because they didn’t want to see that crap or their kids to see that crap.
As if xbox live is really appropriate for kids anyways! My account was suspended and xbox live did nothing to solve this, but instead said others found it offensive.
Today I received a message from another gamer calling me a fag. I am a lesbian, so they aren’t too smart if they cant get their anti-gay slurs right.
Microsoft does nothing to stop this or prevent it, but instead sides with the homophobes. No one will help me get the word out about Microsoft’s anti-gay policy. Not even the HRC who says Microsoft has a positive image with them. Not to me it doesn’t!
So why is Microsoft full of homophobes? Why even create a “Bio” section if these people can’t even say who they really are? I understand there are immature kids out there who see it as a big joke, but when it comes to the end of the day, these people shouldn’t be harassed over their sexuality, and they certainly shouldn’t be banned from Xbox LIVE over it.
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