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[News] [Rival] Microsoft is a Homophobe, Not Just Linuxphobe

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Xbox designer accuses Microsoft of homophobia 

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| Jamie Durrant, 38, who is homosexual, is suing Microsoft for £45,000 
| for "hurt feelings" because he says he was called by nicknames including 'Fag  
| Boy Jim'.  
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/microsoft/5042225/Xbox-designer-accuses-Microsoft-of-homophobia.html

Xbox designer sues Microsoft for harassment

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| The plaintiff has also said that the firm didn't have policies for dealing 
| with such complaints about homophobic harassment.  He'd been employed by 
| Lionhead Studios for 11 years, and the company was bought out by Microsoft 
| two years ago.  Durrant states the harassment began last January.   
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http://www.neoseeker.com/news/10230-xbox-designer-sues-microsoft-for-harassment/

Lionhead Employee Sues Microsoft Over 'Homophobic Abuse'

http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/03/lionhead-employ.html


Recent:

Xbox Live Bans Lesbian Gamer, Microsoft Apologizes

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| The Xbox Live banning of a lesbian gamer who self-identified her sexuality
| created a huge furor on Thursday, prompting Microsoft to characterize its own
| banning policies as "inelegant."
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http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/02/xbox-live-bans.html


Related:

Hitler gets banned from Xbox Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkDxF2kn1I
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