Xbox Live Initiates Pro-LGBT Stance

[rikoshi]

The closet is opened: Xbox Live welcomes LBGT signifiers

Maybe it's just a small tidbit, sure, but it's a step in the right direction at least, especially in context.

Comments

[jadedfox]

I... LOVE that icon!!

[rikoshi]

Wow, really? I made it years and years ago for this old web game called "Nation States." It was my country flag.

Later on I decided to co-opt it for LJ use, because I kinda liked it.

[silentoutrage]

I used to love Nation States lol. Played it nightly since it was a turn a day type thing I was president of the Republic of Delgium till my country was raided to ruin...

[jadedfox]

Well, since I love the "kitsune" kanji, it looks just like a fox! :) On the rainbow flag it's just awesome!

[sleepydragon01]

The inclusion of Transgendered as specifically a sexual orientation bothers me. But other than that fact, I liked it.

Yaknow, the whole thing of Transgendered not being a sexual thing =p

[westly_roanoke]

Yanno, as a TG person, I popped in here to pretty much say the same thing.

It's like
"What's your sexual orentation?"
"Male."
"Buh?"

[ransomdracalis]

I also find it kind of weird that they'd include both "gay" and "lesbian," when "gay" encompasses both.

[shurhaian]

Not in popular usage it doesn't. "Gay" as implying "male" is pretty commonplace. Technically erroneous, sure - but it's not MS screwing up here, it's a whole bunch of other people.

[hyperx]

A little late, will they unbanned gays they banned before? Will they actually enforce against the 13 year old who sling the word around offensively. Time will tell, I don't hold high hopes.

[ransomdracalis]

Sweet. I'm gonna go set my orientation to "lesbian." B)

Also, I see you have 狐 in your icon. Do you know Mandarin?

[rikoshi]

No, but I know Japanese, and it's the same character in both languages.

[ransomdracalis]

Neat! I just learned something new. :D Where did you pick up Japanese?

[rikoshi]

I started studying it in college, like... oh, wow, was it really over ten years ago? I guess it was. (Oh, god, I feel old...)

But yeah, then I studied abroad in Japan, then I was an English teacher in Japan, and now I work in international business dealing with Japan every day.

[arcian]

It's a start.