Lambda Legal vs. World of Warcraft

An excerpt from the letter Lamda Legal sent to Blizzard:

Although Blizzard is well within its rights to insist that players avoid referring to other gamers in an “insulting manner,” Blizzard cannot issue a blanket ban on any mention of sexual orientation or gender identity. There is nothing “insulting” about identifying oneself as gay, lesbian or transgender, nor does the announcement of a guild for LGBT gamers constitute “harassment” in any sense of the word. If other players react insultingly to the mere presence of LGBT gamers, then Blizzard should discipline the harassers, not attempt preemptively to silence the potential victims of harassment.

Sic 'em, boy...


see also:

• World of Warcraft Bans GLBT Guild
  

tags: World of Warcraft, Blizzard, GLBT, homophobia