Results tagged “gay” from Birmingham Mail - Technobabble

The internet is abuzz with the rumour that amazon has removed the sales rank numbers from lesbian and gay literature.

According to some commentators the online retailer believes the books are 'adult' and as such should be excluded from some searches.

In any case a quick check by Technobabble found that books including The Whole Lesbian Sex Book: A Passionate Guide for All of Us, Up All Night: Adventures in Lesbian Sex, and Lesbian Sex 101: 101 Lovemaking Positions, all did not have a sales number.

You understand the above was all done in research - oh heck, that'll show up on my amazon homepage now...

Anyway...in the interests of fairness...Yes, even straight down the line help books such as Walking with Gay Friends: A Journey of Informed Compassion, which describes itself as "A vital resource to enable Christians to support fellow believers who struggle with their sexuality in their choice of a biblical lifestyle." haven't got a number.

However it's also worth pointing out that items such as "Grow A Sex Toy" which promises to 'grow' to 600% of its size in water', and helpfully points out: 'You dont need a man!!' is ranked 21,765 in Kitchen & Home.

And for our Welsh readers there's always Dolly The Sexy Inflatable Sheep, 'Genetically modified for your pleasure, ewe'll never want another partner!', 'she's the plastic pal who's fun to be with', and, amazingly (for a purient website such as amazon): 'Oh, and they push back harder on the edge of a cliff.' (might decide to delete the last one) Ranked an astonishing 717 in Garden & Outdoors.

Anyway, off to do lots more amazon searches before the wife gets on the computer...

A story which has set the gaming world alight with debate has been the banning of a gamer for saying she was a lesbian in her profile.

The girl called Theresa, who has also admitted she was regularly abused and chased off servers, was targeted because she was open about her sexuality.

Microsoft also targeted her - suspending her account.

The supposedly open minded corporation (or so Bill Gates would have us believe) has admitted taking the action.

In a statement it said: "As stated in the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use, a member may not create a gamertag or use text in other profile fields that include comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate content of a potentially sexual nature.

"Profiles that do are asked to change the language and suspended until changes are made. In regards to sexual orientation, for gamertags or profiles we do not allow expression of any type of orientation, be that hetero or other. Players can, however, self identify in voice communication where context is more easily explained to all players involved."

Anyone who has gamed at all online is familiar with the general attitude towards being homosexual or lesbian.

It has become an internet shorthand to describe something as 'gay', meaning bad.

I have regularly seen gamers abusing each other as 'homo' and so on during online action for percieved slights, poor gameplay, stealing vehicles or whatever.

And the abuse has become mainstream too - witness songstress Katy Perry's recent hit single 'Ur So Gay' [meaning bad]. Although this was followed by the Tatu-esque 'I Kissed a Girl', presumably to appeal to the lesbian-fantasizing male market [proving people will do anything to get headlines and sales].

In an increasingly 'politically correct' world having a go at homosexuals, or even using anti-gay language (in a negative way) is widespread and almost perfectly permissable It has become the last bastion of the bigot.

The internet has become a haven for the narrow minded - who post vile comments on, for example, youtube clips of anyone who has proven to be gay.

Microsoft should be setting an example for the internet community, not reinforcing the gay-bashing mentality.

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