World of Warcraft removes gay guild’s name because anti-gay players think it’s ‘inappropriate’

After a supposedly “thorough investigation,” the game developer behind World of Warcraft removed the name of the guild (a group of players) “GAY BOYS” because it was “reported… as inappropriate multiple times,” guild member Ahmil Jilani said in a statement to Ars Technica.

On Wednesday evening, the developer – Blizzard Entertainment – dropped their sudden decision on the guild on Wednesday afternoon, automatically reverting their name to “Guild ZFXPK.” In his statement, Jilani blamed the rampant amount homophobes within the World of Warcraft (WoW) community for the name removal.

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“Giving in to their demands only means that you are siding with them as a company, which, after a decade of playing your games, is a surprise to me,” Jilani remarked.

However, this is not the first time Blizzard Entertainment has made a questionable decision that directly affected LGBTQ players…

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