Comments on: XBox Live, Homophobia, and Online Gaming Policy

By: Microsoft Relaxes Stand Over Words | Revelations From An Unwashed Brain

Microsoft Relaxes Stand Over Words | Revelations From An Unwashed Brain — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:46:00 +0000

[...] a player claimed her account was suspended because her profile said she is a lesbian. This prompted a blog post from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, among other responses, so I’m guessing [...]

By: Gay Xbox Live Gamers May Now Spell It Out

Gay Xbox Live Gamers May Now Spell It Out — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:42:52 +0000

By: Change to xbox live code of conduct | Border House

Change to xbox live code of conduct | Border House — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:17:36 +0000

[...] of a user being banned for self-identifying as LGBTQ, this instance was widely publicized. GLAAD and other blogs quickly took note of this incident and made their outrage [...]

By: Kotaku.com Runs GLAAD Op-Ed on Homophobia in Virtual Communities : glaadBLOG.org

Kotaku.com Runs GLAAD Op-Ed on Homophobia in Virtual Communities : glaadBLOG.org — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:20:23 +0000

[...] has also had recent and ongoing dust-ups regarding their XBox LIVE policies being “anti-gay.” After opening up a dialogue with them about the problems, they [...]

By: Eftertankens kranka blekhet ‘n’ shit « Games & Godis

Eftertankens kranka blekhet ‘n’ shit « Games & Godis — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:39:19 +0000

[...] signaler kommer dock från Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). De sätter sin fulla tillit till Microsoft och Stephen Toulouse och ser framtiden för hbt-personer på Xbox Live an med tillförsikt. Jag kan bara hoppas att de [...]

By: Is Microsoft taking the gay out of gaming? « Skeptor

Is Microsoft taking the gay out of gaming? « Skeptor — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:08:49 +0000

[...] GLAAD agrees. The online world provides unprecedented anonymity for people. They can, and do, say what they [...]

By: Regarding Lesbians on Xbox Live | Sarcastic Gamer

Regarding Lesbians on Xbox Live | Sarcastic Gamer — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:57:04 +0000

[...] Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has spoken out about this situation, and it’s not what you think it is. In its blog post [...]

By: Repubblica.it - Blog - Scene Digitali » Blog Archive » Se Microsoft espelle l'avatar della lesbica

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:19:35 +0000

[...] compresa la policy Microsoft sulla questione, è esposta da The Consumerist. La protesta è partita dalla Glaad, Gay and Lesbian Anti Defamation Association. In italiano, le proteste sono state raccolte dal [...]

By: Amped Gaming » Blog Archive » GLAAD and Microsoft on Xbox Live

Amped Gaming » Blog Archive » GLAAD and Microsoft on Xbox Live — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:57:27 +0000

[...] actively working with the companies to ensure a comfortable atmosphere for all gamers. GLAAD has this to say regarding the [...]

By: Server Juegos - Noticias, información y novedades » Microsoft responde oficialmente a la suspensión de la chica lesbiana

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:38:32 +0000

[...] El día de hoy, también han hecho público que Microsoft está en constantes conversaciones con organizaciónes LGBT como GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) en un intento de la empresa por conseguir que Xbox LIVE sea un servicio inclusivo. De hecho la misma GLAAD ha decidido escribir un post en su blog oficial en el que rompen una lanza a favor de la empresa: [...]

By: Microsoft gillar inte (engelska) bögar | Åsiktstorped

Microsoft gillar inte (engelska) bögar | Åsiktstorped — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:50:17 +0000

[...] den amerikanska organisationen som arbetar för HBT-rättigheter, lägger sig ganska platt i det här fallet. Läser jag mellan raderna uppfattar jag att de håller på att jobba på det här och inte vill [...]

By: Microsoft explica la supuesta expulsión de Xbox Live de la chica lesbiana ¦ Lésbico - Queer

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:44:29 +0000

[...] de la asociación GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), para buscar soluciones. Aquí tenéis el comentario de Justin Cole, de la asociación GLAAD, sobre su relación con Stephen, para adaptar las normas de [...]

By: NoZart

NoZart — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:37:25 +0000

I am sick of people using characteristics of other people as slurs.
I am also sick of people that constantly need to SHOVE their peer-pride in the faces of others.

You are gay? Good for you. Have fun with it. We are talking about running around in virtual worlds and do wicked stuff with cool weapons. In this context, why should ANYTHING other than your skill be of any importance??
As long as the sexual orientation MATTERS, we will always have that sort of troubles. What the EFF does “what i do in my bedroom” have to do with “how people value me as a person”? Why should that even be of interest (except when i want to actually HAVE sex with a particular person)?

I want to enjoy a movie, discuss a book, hang out or whatever. And i do that with People with compatible taste in movies/books personalities and not compatible SEXUALITIES. We really need to clean up our behaviour. REGARDLESS of our sexuality.

I am very old and play on XBOX live. And i get a LOT of shit thrown my way just because of that. If it disturbs me, i mute the offenders. After the game i block them. They are gone.

I do NOT RUN AROUND AND MAKE AN ISSUE OUT OF IT. Because that just invokes more senseless fighting. Use that energy to cure cancer or something and not to publicly state your sexuality in all places proper or not.
If you want to be treated as equals, stop bitching about privileges you dont have.

By: Microsoft responde oficialmente a la suspensión de la chica lesbiana | Ecetia

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:01:00 +0000

By: Xbox IT - News Xbox 360 dal mondo per l’Italia » Blog Archive » Bannata davvero per Omofobia?

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:29:55 +0000

[...] linko inoltre un interessante post sul glaadBlog (”Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against [...]

By: Microsoft afirma que no expulsa usuarios por su condici

Microsoft afirma que no expulsa usuarios por su condici — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:56:51 +0000

[...] tiempo con Stephen Toulouse, Program Manager de Condiciones de Uso de Xbox Live. Precisamente es en uno de los comentarios de Justin Cole de donde se extrae un comportamiento correcto por parte de Microsoft, que siempre ha querido [...]

By: Microsoft responds to presure from Gay rights groups

Microsoft responds to presure from Gay rights groups — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:19:03 +0000

[...] truly in a new era,” GLAAD said on the issue. “And with new technologies, come new challenges. LGBT people have fought hard for [...]

By: Tukang Nggame Xbox | Consumerist: Self-identified lesbian banned from Xbox Live [update]

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:32:15 +0000

[...] changes are being explored. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Deformation (GLAAD) has also weighed in on the story, mentioning it is working with Toulouse with regards to Live — and SCEA on its Home [...]

By: xsx3847

xsx3847 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:08:13 +0000

It’s pretty clear that this is a widespread issue that really needs to be tackled. It’s good to see that Microsoft is working to fix the problem but as yet they don’t seem to have made any real impact.

I would encourage GLAAD to continue putting pressure on Microsoft (and other online gaming providers) on this issue.

By: mgsrocks1

mgsrocks1 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:01:24 +0000

Why did she announce her sexuality in the first place? Look, I don’t care if you are lesbian, heterosexual, bisexual, blue, red, or yellow. Xbox Live is for people to play online, not to announce your sexuality. Why would you do that unless you wanted attention? If I had kids, I wouldn’t them to be playing online with people who feel the need to talk about their sexuality. Xbox Live isn’t match.com or date.com. Go do that somewhere else. Of course that’s my opinion.

By: Sobre la polémica de la jugadora supuestamente expulsada por ser lesbiana

Sobre la polémica de la jugadora supuestamente expulsada por ser lesbiana — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:38:48 +0000

[...] segundo artículo (en inglés) pertenece al blog de la GLAAD (”Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against [...]

By: VG247 » Blog Archive » Gay rights group on Live bannings: We won’t hide in a virtual closet

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:32:32 +0000

[...] “We’re truly in a new era,” said the organisation. [...]

By: Dragonchasers » Blog Archive » Read with a critical eye: XBL Lesbians (rant)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:47:38 +0000

[...] Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has an opinion about Microsoft’s anti-gay policy, too. XBox Live, Homophobia, and Online Gaming Policy Sony, Microsoft, and many others have been trying to address this [using the word 'gay' in a [...]

By: RebeccaJuro

RebeccaJuro — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:21:10 +0000

This is so NOT a new story. In fact, it’s been happening for years, but our media and advocacy organization have been ignoring it. Here’s my blog posting from about a year and a half ago regarding “gay” and other LGBT relevant words being censored in the discussion forums of the online game “EVE-Online”:

http://justagirlandherthorax.blogspot.com/2007/08/gay-is-not-dirty-word.html

Nice to see you guys finally taking this seriously. A pity it’s taken you so long to get around to it.

By: Xbox Live's Major Nelson

Xbox Live's Major Nelson — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:51:02 +0000

Xbox LIVE Policy on Gamertags and profiles…

With the recent post on the Consumerist, I wanted to point out a couple of posts about Xbox LIVE…