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• XBOX LIVE WEL GAY GAMERTAGS
• XBOX LIVE NOW ALLOWG GAY, RELIG GAMERTAGS
• GAY/BISEXUAL XBOX ONE PLAYERS
• MICROSOFT APOLOGIZ FOR XBOX LIVE BAN ON GAY GAMERTAGSOFFICIAL ADMS POLICY MEANT TO PREVENT ABIVE LANGUAGE IS 'ELEGANT.'BY ARCHIVE-STEPHEN-TOTILOFEBARY 26, 2009/5:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ARCHIVE-STEPHEN-TOTILOFEBARY 26, 2009 / 5:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MICROSOFT APOLOGIZ FOR XBOX LIVE BAN ON GAY GAMERTAGS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-02-26T22:01:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-02-26T22:01:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ARCHIVE-STEPHEN-TOTILO"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A RECENT PLAT OM A GAMER HAS RANKLED THOANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE INTER WHO DON'T FEEL SOMEONE SHOULD BE SPEND OM MICROSOFT'S XBOX LIVE SERVICE JT BEE SHE WROTE HER PROFILE THAT SHE IS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PLAT H THE BLOG THE CONSUMERIST ON WEDNDAY, SPARKG ANGER AT MICROSOFT FOR A LONGSTANDG POLICY THAT SPENDS ANYONE WHO TYP TO THEIR XBOX LIVE GAMERTAG NICKNAME OR PROFILE WORDS RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATN LIKE "GAY" OR "LBIAN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MICROSOFT REP EXPLAED TO MTV NEWS ON THURSDAY (FEBARY 26) WHY THE PANY HAS THAT POLICY AND WHY MIGHT BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT IS TE THAT AS A MATTER OF POLICY, THE EXPRSN OF RELATNSHIP PREFERENCE GAMERTAG PROFIL AND TAGS IS NOT ALLOWED ACROSS THE BOARD, WHETHER THAT'S HETEROSEXUAL OR OTHER," STEPHEN TOULOE, PROGRAM MANAGER FOR POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT ON XBOX LIVE, TOLD MTV NEWS A PHONE TERVIEW. "BUT AS WE SAW WHEN WE RAN TO AN ISSUE WH THIS [LAST YEAR,] WE STARTED LOOKG TO THAT POLICY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CURRENT POLICY ULD E IMPROVG: "IT'S ELEGANT. AND 'S ELEGANT BEE THE TEXT-BOX FIELD IS EEFORM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LATT CINT THAT SPARKED THIS BATE WAS THE ACUNT OF THE GAMER TERA, WHO WROTE TO THE CONSUMERIST BLOG ABOUT HOW CLUDG HER SEXUAL ORIENTATN HER XBOX LIVE PROFILE LEFT HER HOUND BY OTHER XBOX LIVE ERS WHO HARASSED HER AND REPORTED HER TO MICROSOFT THORI. SUBSEQUENTLY, ACRDG TO HER ACUNT, SHE WAS SPEND. HER STORY ADD TO THE PUBLICY OF AN CINT 2008, WHEN A ER WHO JT HAD THE WORD GAY HIS REAL NAME, RICHARD GAYWOOD, HAD HIS ACUNT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME GAMERS MENTG ON CONSUMERIST AND ELSEWHERE THK THAT MICROSOFT SHOULD SIMPLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO E WORDS LIKE "GAY." IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. "ON THE FACE OF THAT, WE HAVE NO OBJECTN TO THAT," TOULOE SAID, "EXCEPT FOR ONE SIMPLE PROBLEM." THAT PROBLEM? WHEN TOULOE'S TEAM STARTED BG THROUGH ALL OF THE PLATS THEY WERE RECEIVG LAST YEAR REGARDG PROFIL AND GAMERTAGS G THE WORD "GAY," BETWEEN 95 AND 98 PERCENT WERE G THE WORD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STATED TENTN OF MICROSOFT'S POLICY IS TO PREVENT ABIVE LANGUAGE, SOMETHG THAT TOULOE ACKNOWLEDG ISN'T THE SE WH EHER THE GAYWOOD OR TERA CINTS. HIS TEAM NOW UNRSTANDS, HE SAID, THAT THEY NEED TO FD A WAY TO AT LET PEOPLE EXPRS THGS LIKE SEXUAL ORIENTATN WAYS THAT N'T BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEE MORE AND MORE OF A THG THE PAST SIX YEARS, PEOPLE ARE WANTG TO EXPRS MORE AND MORE TAIL ABOUT THEMSELV," TOULOE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE SOLUTN WOULD SEEMGLY BE TO ALLOW ERS TO SELECT SYMBOLS OR CHECK OFF BOX THAT NOTE ONE'S SEXUAL ORIENTATN, GENR OR OTHER FG QUALI. "I THK THAT'S A GREAT IA," TOULOE SAID. "THAT'S THE TYPE OF THG WE'RE LOOKG AT AS A SOLUTN. ... I N'T TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANS, EXCEPT TO SAY WE WANT TO PROVI THE PABILY FOR OUR ERS TO EXPRS RELATNSHIP PREFERENCE OR GENR WHOUT A WAY FOR TO BE MISED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FOR THE TERA CINT, TOULOE SAID HIS TEAM WAS AWARE OF THE CONSUMERIST POST WH AN HOUR OF S POSTG BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO TAKE ANY ACTN BEE OF THE LACK OF TAILS PROVID. "CERTALY, HARASSG SOMEONE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE THE EXPRSN OF THEIR RELATNSHIP PREFERENCE THEIR PROFILE OR THEIR GAMERTAG, EVEN IF THAT MAY BE AGAST THE CURRENT TERMS OF E THE CURRENT POLICY -- THAT DO NOT GIVE THE RIGHT FOR ANYONE TO HARASS ANOTHER PLAYER," HE SAID. THOSE WHO DO EXPERIENCE HARASSMENT LIKE THAT SHOULD FILE A PLAT VIA THEIR XBOX 360 OR POST ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MORE GAMG VERAGE, CHECK OUT OUR MULTIPLAYER GAMG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• XBOX LIVE NOW ALLOWS 'GAY' AND OTHER ORIENTATN TERMS GAMERTAGS, ONLE PROFIL
• SUMMRS GAY

XBOX LIVE WEL GAY GAMERTAGS

The Xbox Live Co of Conduct has been updated to allow gay people to display sexual orientatn gamertags. Words allowed are "Lbian", "Gay", "Bi", "Transgenr" and "Straight". MS began re-examg gay namg policy on Xbox Live this time last year.

Acrdg to the pany's new terms of e, gamers may e the words "lbian, " "gay, " "bi, " "transgenr, " or "straight" to scribe sexual orientatn on their profil, but only those words. Gay Geeks.

Gay Zordon. A recent plat om a gamer has rankled thoands of people across the Inter who don't feel someone should be spend om Microsoft's Xbox Live service jt bee she wrote her profile that she is a plat h the blog the Consumerist on Wednday, sparkg anger at Microsoft for a longstandg policy that spends anyone who typ to their Xbox Live Gamertag nickname or profile words related to sexual orientatn like "gay" or "lbian. Her story add to the publicy of an cint 2008, when a er who jt had the word gay his real name, Richard Gaywood, had his acunt gamers mentg on Consumerist and elsewhere thk that Microsoft should simply allow people to e words like "gay.

XBOX LIVE NOW ALLOWG GAY, RELIG GAMERTAGS

When Touloe's team started bg through all of the plats they were receivg last year regardg profil and Gamertags g the word "gay, " between 95 and 98 percent were g the word stated tentn of Microsoft's policy is to prevent abive language, somethg that Touloe acknowledg isn't the se wh eher the Gaywood or Tera cints. Four months after allowg Rockstar to lnch "The Ballad of Gay Tony" (a downloadable add-on for Grand Theft Auto IV) on Xbox 360, Microsoft has tweaked the "Co of Conduct" for s onle Xbox Live service so that ers n rporate terms of "relatnship orientatn, " such as "gay, " to their onle handl and profil.

"You may e the followg terms to exprs your relatnship orientatn your profile or Gamertag: Lbian, Gay, Bi, Transgenr, Straight, " the revisn clar.

GAY/BISEXUAL XBOX ONE PLAYERS

Unr the old policy, e of such phrasg was nsired "offensive" and rulted said acunts beg banned om Xbox Live--notable exampl clu "theGAYERgamer" and "RichardGaywood", the latter beg someone's actual legal name--wh the ensug ntroversy sparkg an apology and the eventual change. "Special thanks to GLAAD [Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn] and Microsoft's LGBT [Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr] muny for guidance on the terms, " Xbox Live policy director Stephen Touloe wrote on Twter alongsi word of the revisn, addg "If you try typg any of the the approved terms to your profile, you should fd they are not blocked... Whats the most gay name you n thk of as a gamertag?

MICROSOFT APOLOGIZ FOR XBOX LIVE BAN ON GAY GAMERTAGSOFFICIAL ADMS POLICY MEANT TO PREVENT ABIVE LANGUAGE IS 'ELEGANT.'BY ARCHIVE-STEPHEN-TOTILOFEBARY 26, 2009/5:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ARCHIVE-STEPHEN-TOTILOFEBARY 26, 2009 / 5:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MICROSOFT APOLOGIZ FOR XBOX LIVE BAN ON GAY GAMERTAGS","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-02-26T22:01:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-02-26T22:01:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ARCHIVE-STEPHEN-TOTILO"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A RECENT PLAT OM A GAMER HAS RANKLED THOANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE INTER WHO DON'T FEEL SOMEONE SHOULD BE SPEND OM MICROSOFT'S XBOX LIVE SERVICE JT BEE SHE WROTE HER PROFILE THAT SHE IS A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PLAT H THE BLOG THE CONSUMERIST ON WEDNDAY, SPARKG ANGER AT MICROSOFT FOR A LONGSTANDG POLICY THAT SPENDS ANYONE WHO TYP TO THEIR XBOX LIVE GAMERTAG NICKNAME OR PROFILE WORDS RELATED TO SEXUAL ORIENTATN LIKE "GAY" OR "LBIAN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A MICROSOFT REP EXPLAED TO MTV NEWS ON THURSDAY (FEBARY 26) WHY THE PANY HAS THAT POLICY AND WHY MIGHT BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT IS TE THAT AS A MATTER OF POLICY, THE EXPRSN OF RELATNSHIP PREFERENCE GAMERTAG PROFIL AND TAGS IS NOT ALLOWED ACROSS THE BOARD, WHETHER THAT'S HETEROSEXUAL OR OTHER," STEPHEN TOULOE, PROGRAM MANAGER FOR POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT ON XBOX LIVE, TOLD MTV NEWS A PHONE TERVIEW. "BUT AS WE SAW WHEN WE RAN TO AN ISSUE WH THIS [LAST YEAR,] WE STARTED LOOKG TO THAT POLICY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CURRENT POLICY ULD E IMPROVG: "IT'S ELEGANT. AND 'S ELEGANT BEE THE TEXT-BOX FIELD IS EEFORM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LATT CINT THAT SPARKED THIS BATE WAS THE ACUNT OF THE GAMER TERA, WHO WROTE TO THE CONSUMERIST BLOG ABOUT HOW CLUDG HER SEXUAL ORIENTATN HER XBOX LIVE PROFILE LEFT HER HOUND BY OTHER XBOX LIVE ERS WHO HARASSED HER AND REPORTED HER TO MICROSOFT THORI. SUBSEQUENTLY, ACRDG TO HER ACUNT, SHE WAS SPEND. HER STORY ADD TO THE PUBLICY OF AN CINT 2008, WHEN A ER WHO JT HAD THE WORD GAY HIS REAL NAME, RICHARD GAYWOOD, HAD HIS ACUNT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME GAMERS MENTG ON CONSUMERIST AND ELSEWHERE THK THAT MICROSOFT SHOULD SIMPLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO E WORDS LIKE "GAY." IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. "ON THE FACE OF THAT, WE HAVE NO OBJECTN TO THAT," TOULOE SAID, "EXCEPT FOR ONE SIMPLE PROBLEM." THAT PROBLEM? WHEN TOULOE'S TEAM STARTED BG THROUGH ALL OF THE PLATS THEY WERE RECEIVG LAST YEAR REGARDG PROFIL AND GAMERTAGS G THE WORD "GAY," BETWEEN 95 AND 98 PERCENT WERE G THE WORD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STATED TENTN OF MICROSOFT'S POLICY IS TO PREVENT ABIVE LANGUAGE, SOMETHG THAT TOULOE ACKNOWLEDG ISN'T THE SE WH EHER THE GAYWOOD OR TERA CINTS. HIS TEAM NOW UNRSTANDS, HE SAID, THAT THEY NEED TO FD A WAY TO AT LET PEOPLE EXPRS THGS LIKE SEXUAL ORIENTATN WAYS THAT N'T BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AS SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEE MORE AND MORE OF A THG THE PAST SIX YEARS, PEOPLE ARE WANTG TO EXPRS MORE AND MORE TAIL ABOUT THEMSELV," TOULOE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE SOLUTN WOULD SEEMGLY BE TO ALLOW ERS TO SELECT SYMBOLS OR CHECK OFF BOX THAT NOTE ONE'S SEXUAL ORIENTATN, GENR OR OTHER FG QUALI. "I THK THAT'S A GREAT IA," TOULOE SAID. "THAT'S THE TYPE OF THG WE'RE LOOKG AT AS A SOLUTN. ... I N'T TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANS, EXCEPT TO SAY WE WANT TO PROVI THE PABILY FOR OUR ERS TO EXPRS RELATNSHIP PREFERENCE OR GENR WHOUT A WAY FOR TO BE MISED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FOR THE TERA CINT, TOULOE SAID HIS TEAM WAS AWARE OF THE CONSUMERIST POST WH AN HOUR OF S POSTG BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO TAKE ANY ACTN BEE OF THE LACK OF TAILS PROVID. "CERTALY, HARASSG SOMEONE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE THE EXPRSN OF THEIR RELATNSHIP PREFERENCE THEIR PROFILE OR THEIR GAMERTAG, EVEN IF THAT MAY BE AGAST THE CURRENT TERMS OF E THE CURRENT POLICY -- THAT DO NOT GIVE THE RIGHT FOR ANYONE TO HARASS ANOTHER PLAYER," HE SAID. THOSE WHO DO EXPERIENCE HARASSMENT LIKE THAT SHOULD FILE A PLAT VIA THEIR XBOX 360 OR POST ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MORE GAMG VERAGE, CHECK OUT OUR MULTIPLAYER GAMG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

What i know about my iend though is that he lov them really gay nam ( my opn their gay nam no offence to anyone) that have loads of x's and stuff like XXXPROAWESOMESNIPESXXX so i want people to give me loads of nam so i n pass them onto him. We all have iends who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, asexual, or nonbary – wh a ton of variatns and subsets.

“Homosexual” – This is an outdated, clil term scribg someone who experienc same-sex attractn, and ’s nsired rogatory.

XBOX LIVE NOW ALLOWS 'GAY' AND OTHER ORIENTATN TERMS GAMERTAGS, ONLE PROFIL

Its abbreviated form, “homo, ” is jt as bad. Use “gay” stead.

SUMMRS GAY

“Gay” – Used to scribe a man attracted to men, but n also refer to a woman attracted to women. While this is the preferred adjective, n be ed posively (“Grant, may gay iend, is an amazg fashn gu”), ntrally (“My iend Grant is gay”), or negatively (“Don’t hang out wh Grant or you might bee gay too”). Use the word rrectly: “Gay” do NOT mean bisexual or transgenr, and is not a synonym for “queer.