Fort Gay and Josh Moore
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Showing exceptional humorlessness Microsoft blocked Josh Moore from Xbox Live. Why? Moore lives in Fort Gay West Virginia.
Xbox Live vigilantes evidently thought this was a bogus town name and I guess for some reason homophobic. But there really is a Fort Gay West Virginia. Josh Moore was just reporting the truth.
“At first I thought, ‘Wow, somebody’s thinking I live in the gayest town in West Virginia or something.’ I was mad. … It makes me feel like they hate gay people … “
Microsoft Suspends ‘Fort Gay’ Gamer Over ‘Offensive’ Name—Then Apologizes
You know if Fort Gay were fake the person using it might be making -a slightly addled - statement of gay pride.