Summary: Fort Gay is too gay for Microsoft; customer of Microsoft is therefore blocked

WE HAVE already documented several examples of Microsoft homophobia (Microsoft was even sued over it several times in recent years) and news suggests [1, 2, 3] that not much has changed.

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 conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.

The town's name is real. But when Josh 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.

This story is all over the Internet and it's negative publicity for the monopolist. A detailed history of Microsoft homophobia would require a much longer post. Remember this whenever Microsoft airs the "diversity" PR, as it did last month for example. ⬆