Suspended from XBox Live for being a lesbian!

As pointed out, there are many gamers with gamer tags referring to their heterosexuality.  I didn't even have it in my gamer tag, it was in my bio and yet I was suspended.  Since Xbox is not being consistent and fair with their "rules" they are in fact discriminating against me for my sexual orientation. 

I understand it is not a dating network and I am not there to meet anyone for any other reason to than to play a game.  I was simply filling in a section of my profile made by Xbox.  They allow you to add information to your bio and I did.  I don't see anything wrong with it. 

This idea treads pretty dangerously. For one, I can't even fathom why anybody would have a problem with sexual orientation in the first place. Should a parent feel that this isn't something their child should know, for whatever personal reason, then they should be using the slew of parental control tools at their disposal and Microsoft shouldn't need to police this with an eye against minority groups.

Removing the ability for a gamer to express themselves does not create a diverse community, which was the original goal for Xbox Live. I was recently banned for being a furry, with nothing but 'resident furry' listed under my bio. I have thus chosen to spend my time and money elsewhere. I don't seek damages, I don't even personally care if Microsoft addresses this type of discrimination in the future. For me, the relationship with Xbox is over.

One of the things I like to say quite a lot about these issues...if somebody doesn't like something, they aren't being forced to contribute. If people don't like the music I listen to on the radio, the books I read in the library, or the tv shows I watch on the air, then they should choose not to involve themselves. Usually we see the opposite, with campaigns to rid such influences from our society. In this case, even though I want to be mad at Microsoft and I want to be a force that changes things for the better and punishes the interloper...it wouldn't be right. In this case, I'll just vote with my wallet and walk away. After all, how can I expect people to let me do what I like without interference if I'm not willing to follow the same concept?

As a test, a few friends of mine started gamer tags with similar concepts. The URL of their findings (complete with an awesome youtube video of the 'documentary') escapes me. If I find it I'll link it here.

Short story, they have yet to be banned in the 18 months since they began this charade. This of course doesn't show any true empirical evidence for or against active discrimination and could only suggest that there is no automated system that tracks this and they rely heavily on complaints and reports from fellow gamers.