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Chicago man receives email from Sprint addressing him as ‘gay sissyboy’
Wednesday, April 16, 2014CHICAGO -- A Chicago man says he received an email from mobile phone carrier Sprint addressing him as a "gay sissyboy" after calling the carrier's customer service line. -
Pakistan bans ‘obscene’ text messages, including words ‘gay’ and ‘lesbian’
Monday, November 21, 2011Pakistan has ordered cellular phone carriers to ban the use of about 1,500 words from text messaging that government officials have deemed indecent or offensive -- including the words "gay," "lesbian," and "homosexual."
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