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Microsoft backs multinational same-sex couples

logointern3 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:00:47 +0000

Microsoft announced its support for a bill keeping multinational same-sex couples together, the Uniting American Families act.

The letter, addressed to bill sponsor Patrick Leahy, would allow(...)

Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:03 +0000

(Morgantown, W. Va.) 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(...)

Gaymers can go “gay” on Xbox LIVE

logointern1 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:38 +0000

Xbox LIVE now allows the “gay.” And the “transgender.”

In an update to Microsoft’s Terms of Use and Code of Conduct policy, Xbox 360 gamers are now allowed to create profiles that use(...)

Settlement in Microsoft gay bias case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:20:50 +0000

(London) Microsoft and a British worker who sued the computer giant in London for alleged discrimination have settled the case out of court.

Details of the settlement were not released under(...)

Microsoft Apologizes for Gay Bashing

chagmionantoine — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:17:36 +0000

A lesbian gamer speaks out about gay bashing on XBOX. Now software companies are rushing to calm the backlash. Chagmion Antoine

Gay worker sues Microsoft for discrimination

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:51:14 +0000

(London) A British worker for Microsoft is suing the computer giant in London, alleging discrimination.

Jamie Durrant, 38, claims in his complaint to the labor tribunal that the company failed(...)

Ruby-Sachs: XBox Live Update

ERubySachs — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:21:06 +0000

The first news of Teresa’s removal from the XBox Live playing site was posted Wednesday afternoon. By yesterday afternoon, MTV news had an interview with a Microsoft official who backtracked(...)