Lamda Legal gets involved in WoW gay rights issue

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A WoW administrator had cited a player for mentioning the formation of a gay-friendly guild, saying that her statement violated the game's policy against harassment of players. His rather circular logic was that if you let other players know about a gay-friendly guild other players might start harassing that guild's players. WoW's manufacturer Blizzard has rescinded that decision.

While I don't like this article (and the author's characterization of the reversal as "caving in,") I do think this is an interesting development in that Lambda is addressing WoW's obligations as a business.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/breaking/wow-blizzard-gets-gay-rights-warning-153075.php