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Not the first time Microsoft and gay have appeared in the same sentence, Eurogamer have picked up on a story from the Associated Press regarding an Xbox 360 user banned for having the synonyms gay in his profile. The problem? He’s from Gay, Fort Gay in fact, a happy minuscule hamlet of 800 well-dressed folk in West Virginia.
Explaining it’s a place and nothing to do with his sexual preference, Josh Moore’s declarations of heterosexuality fell on deaf ears when speaking with Microsoft customer service. He was promptly banhammered. Even the Mayor of Fort Gay got involved.
Eventually Stephen Toulouse, chief of Xbox Live police (not an ominous title at all), was contacted and reversed the ludicrous suspension. Toulouse apologised and said:
“Someone took the phrase ‘fort gay WV’ and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to utilize it in a pejorative manner. Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension. In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made and we’re going to make it right.”
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Xbox apologises over 'gay' suspension
Because of his suspension, which lasted a few days, he missed a key game last week which his team went on to lose.
The unemployed factory worker mainly plays shooters like Medal of Honour, Call of Duty and Ghost Recon.
He said: "I'm not even lgbtq+ and it makes me feel enjoy they were discriminating."
Even the town's Mayor David Thompson got involved but with little success.
He told local news reporters Xbox said the town's name didn't matter and that the word same-sex attracted was inappropriate in any context.
But Stephen Toulouse, director of policy and enforcement for Xbox said the suspension was down to a mistake caused by miscommunication.
He said: "Some took the term 'fort gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend.
"Unfortunately one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention we revoked the suspension."
He added that staying ahead of slang and policing Xbox for offensive content is a steady challenge.
Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a minor West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Lgbtq+ - a identify the company considered offensive.
The town's call is real. But when Moore tried to tell Seattle-based Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Live, they wouldn't take his word for it. Or Google it. Or check the U.S. Postal Service website for a ZIP code.
Instead, they suspended his gaming privileges for a few days until Moore could convince them the location in his profile, "fort gay WV," wasn't a joke or a slur: It's an actual community of about 800 in Wayne County, along West Virginia's western border with Kentucky.
"At first I thought, 'Wow, somebody's thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something.' I was mad. ... It makes me sense like they detest gay people," said Moore, an unemployed factory worker who plays shooters prefer Medal of Honor, Call of Duty and Ghost Recon under the gamertag Joshanboo.
"I'm not even gay, and it makes me sense like they were discriminating," said Moore, who missed a key Search and Dest
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seattle-based Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service’s code of actions by publicly declaring he’s from Fort Gay — a label the company considered offensive.
When Josh Moore tried to tell Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Live that the identify is real, they wouldn’t obtain his word for it. Or Google it. Or check the U.S. Postal Service website for a ZIP code.
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Instead, they suspended his gaming privileges for a few days until Moore could convince them the location in his profile, “fort gay WV,” is an actual community of about 800 in Wayne County.
“At first I thought, ‘Wow, somebody’s thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something.’ I was mad. … It makes me perceive like they hate gay people,” said Moore, who plays under the gamertag Joshanboo.
Mayor David Thompson also tried to intervene, but with little success. He told television station WSAZ that he was informed the city’s designate didn’t matter. The word “gay,” he was told, was inappropriate in any context.
“That’s the call of our town!