If you didn't already know, Microsoft recently banned a woman from Xbox Live for identifying herself as a lesbian in her profile.  She was reported as being offensive by some homophobes who didn't want themselves or their kids to see her sexual orientation.

You cannot shelter kids from things like homosexuality.  To have a parent think they can control everything their child sees is just ridiculous.  Besides, most kids are pretty open and indifferent to that kind of stuff.

When I first saw this, I was a little confused why she would identify herself as a lesbian to begin with, but after some thought I realized she has plenty of reasons.  First, if you ever played a game of Uno with a woman over Live, you will know that at least one of the other players will spend the entire game hitting on her.  Second, it is called an "About Me" section, and your sexual orientation is a pretty big part of your life.

Now I understand that Microsoft wants to create a family friendly atmosphere on Xbox Live (keep trying guys), but their policies are in desperate need of an overhaul.  Supporting homophobia isn't something I would consider "family friendly."  Some people would disagree with me on that, but I hope they are the minority here.

I am gay, and although I don't plan on updating my XBL profile with that information, it is really unfortunate that doing so would get me banned.

Some quick stuff...
-If you don't absolutely hate reading, Michael Ian Black's My Custom Van is hilarious.  My favorite essays so far include "One Day, I'm Going to Open a Scented Candle Shoppe," "Erotic Fiction: The Elevator," and "A Series of Letters to a Squirrel."
-Flower pleasantly surprised me, I really enjoyed it.
-Noby Noby Boy was worth my five dollars.  Girl needs to reach Mars soon.
-I bought Dead Space on Steam, and I'm terrified of it.  First levels are supposed to be cakewalks... the elevator sequence freaked me out.