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Kotaku reports that GayGamer.net, a gay gaming news site, was attacked by hate speech, threatening emails, and denial of service attacks, eventually taking the site down.

Kotaku's own weekend editor Flynn De Marco (and the owner of GayGamer) says that the denial of service attacks started Wednesday. The web host was able to block the IP addresses of the attackers by that Friday, but that evening someone began posting hate messages, over sized images, and even death threats to the site's forums and chat room. De Marco adds that the attacks originated from the same IP address in Philadelphia.

De Marco hopes to have the site back up by Monday.

Hello, faithful readers: As you might have noticed, we have had some connection issues in the last few days and now the site is completely down. I'm sad to say that we have been the target of homophobic hackers. Thankfully, they didn't get to our database so all of our stuff is still in tact. At this point we are jut waiting for our service provider to ensure everything is good before putting the server back online. Hopefully, this will be resolved by the end of this weekend, so please keep checking back. You can't keep a good gay gamer down, so we'll be back before you know it, serving up all the sassy game content you can handle. Cheers, Fruit Brute

How terrible is it that a Web site gets hit by hate crime? What is this Internet coming to? Destructoid says cheers to GayGamer for dusting themselves off and going at it again. Best of luck, Flynn.

[Via Kotaku]


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GENACON's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:25
GENACON
This just in, Robophobic hackers to strike next...
mrsamuel's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:26
mrsamuel
Imagine being an old man that recalls attacking a website/website users because you hate/hated gay people.

Anyways, good luck to Gay Gamer.net, and hackers, GTFO my Internets.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:26
Dale North
I don't doubt that at all
Mister Disco's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:28
Mister Disco
That's just sad. Hackers should pick something we can all agree on attacking. Like Crecente's Hair Palace. What a bunch of mildly pirate-themed bastards!
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:29
Jim Sterling
Ugh.

Absolutely disgusting, and not shocking that a hacker is also a homophobe. If they're not all twelve, they have the minds of twelve year olds. What a piece of shit.

All the best to Gay Gamer!
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:31
Wedge
You mean homophobes can use the internets? I thought they'd have too many defunct brain cells for that to be possible...
BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:33
BluFire
That's so shameful.
kadosho's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:35
kadosho
hope things work out, and their site is tip-top shape condition again. No one deserves funk like this, they get put down, and get back up again.
Roflcopter Pilot's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:38
Roflcopter Pilot
Fucking homophobes!

It's not like homosexual hackers are trying to take down GameFAQs.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:40
Dale North
hahah @ Roflcopter Pilot's comment
Bas's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:44
Bas
Good job on not being put down.

However, the few times I visited this site, I didn't notice anything that made it particularly more gay than any other gaming site. Maybe I wasn't paying attention, or the gay part just ammounted to "top ten game hunks" instead of babes. Unless I'm missing something, I don't frequent this site (obviously). I have nothing against this site, but as far as I'm concerned, the gay part is a gimmick.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:44
BluDesign
Isn't it often believed that the most homophobic people are often in denial about themselves? Hmm...
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:45
Nick Chester
This makes me sad.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:53
Cowzilla3
It's pretty scary that people feel threatened enough by a gay gaming sight to go to all that trouble.
TehBoognish's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 13:54
TehBoognish
I hope he gets PMITA prison time for DOS'ing a pro-gay gamer site.

cue the irony anytime now.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:03
Rainbowblack
anonymous did it!!
slapme7times's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:08
slapme7times
lol... humans hating and then killing each other.

just like humans killing and eating animals... except nobody feels sorry for animals =)

time for me to bash your skull in and cook you!
etfp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:09
etfp
why go through all that trouble, though? hackers = no life.
CannibalCalvin 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:12
CannibalCalvin
The fact that people would do something like that made me die a little

I'm really glad to be a part of the Destructoid community where we can agree that who ever did this is a coward and deserves no more pity or respect then a tapeworm or tick. I'm glad that we can show our support for those who are judged and hated for no reason and continue to game together.
Don't let these maggots upset our community, don't even let them think they accomplished anything other then make an alliance stronger.

When you mess with gamers, YOU MESS WITH DESTRUCTOID!
Gameboi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:13
Gameboi
Aren't most hackers fond of videogames? Why attack a game site that just wants to entertain us?
bipolar beers's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:14
bipolar beers
whoever did that must be really insecure with their own sexuality. why else waste your time doing something like that.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:15
bluemeep
It's disgusting that there are people that still act like that in this day and age. Hopefully the script kiddie behind it'll get what's coming to him.
Angry Irish's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:16
Angry Irish
@dvddesign

No, not really. That's just a defense idiots use to shut homophobes up. Damn generalizations.

It's one thing to believe homosexuality is wrong because of religion. But I don't see why their god would let them harass homosexuals. Although, the Christian god did relate them to dogs. In fact, I haven't even heard a justifiable reason for thinking it's wrong.

And then there are people who don't believe in a god but still hate homosexuality (rappers). THAT I don't get.

Besides, if it weren't for homosexuals, Gotham City would be SO FUCKED!
tiny dancer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:19
tiny dancer
Thanks, Dale - we really appreciate the support of our friends and fellow game writers/players/news-readers! And to your community for providing good laughs in the comments...if I can't do anything to help get GayGamer back up any sooner, at least it's fun to laugh!

And seriously, this time, from a dude who knows what he's talkin' about: Also, cocks.
keener's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:38
keener
weak.

youve got our support GG, heres to a speedy recovery.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:48
AngelsDontBurn
What a shame... I despise homophobes.

Good luck Flynn!
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:48
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
Am I the only one who LOL'd at "Fruit Brute"?

Am I?
Churchhills Dog's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:50
Churchhills Dog
I fully support gaygamer.com and hope they are back up in short order but, please, stop with the "hate crime" rhetoric. A crime is a crime. No one group should be singled out for sympathy or justice any more than another group.
Husky Hog's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:51
Husky Hog
HAHAHAHA

Tiny that RULED

MEANWHILE

If there's anything you guys need to get the site back up and running give me a call, email, poke... myspace comment...


...carrier pidgin...
gameboyhippo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 14:58
gameboyhippo
Not that I in any way condone hacking in a free society where we can be different, but I do get tired of hearing that it is a hate crime because the site dealt with gay gamers. If it was the "male-protestant-white-straight gamer" website that got hacked, everyone would say good riddance and laugh about it.

When can we live in a free society where one's crime's are not automatically greater because of the victims sexual choices?
Ritalin Twitch's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 15:03
Ritalin Twitch
I have a hunch that the gay gamers are the only people not calling other people fag over xbl.

Tyrwupiwupi's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 15:23
Tyrwupiwupi
good job getting back up. whoever it was that attacked, they dont matter. kudos

as far as slapme7times goes, how does that comment relate to this situation in the least? thanks for you concern, but i think ill just keep on eating my cow, pig, chicken and turkey while you sit there with your unbalanced and ultimately unhealthy diet
Scandalous's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 15:40
Scandalous
Wow thats just.. well kudos for the guys getting that back up and running. what complete douchebags for doing that though. grrr, I'm putting my angry face on now about this...
these people should have *insert ridiculously humiliating torture here* done to them. Its pretty fucking pathetic.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:00
Im OK
What a bunch of air-wasting asshats.
03fb's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:00
03fb
I smell the work of 12 year oldssssss
Scrixx's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:08
Scrixx
This sickens me. If their knowledge can't be used for the right thing, then what a piece of useless trash they are. Just wasting life and space. They just need to die.

Best of Wishes to GG.
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:10
bloodylip
Ah, Philadelphia. The city of brotherly love.


What a fucking waste of space.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:26
Jim Sterling
Nex: Cheerfully withdrawn. You know the kind of guys I mean, anyway.

I gots no patience or love for any Internet vandal that won't use his powers for good. When there are pro-pedo and racist sites out there, it's sad that harmless sites are the ones who get targetted.
Tristero's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:40
Tristero
I'm beaming with pride for destructoid now. You guys get cooler each day. Bravo.

Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:54
Jim Sterling
unstoppablejuggernaut: I actually agree. While I have enjoyed what I read at GG and have all the respect for them as writers, I don't think sexuality should be spotlit and drawn attention to, and this is coming from someone who does have his gay leanings.

However, since the founding of GG led to the list of gay videogame characters, I can't complain at all.
Scandalous's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 16:59
Scandalous
Wow thats just.. well kudos for the guys getting that back up and running. what complete douchebags for doing that though. grrr, I'm putting my angry face on now about this...
these people should have *insert ridiculously humiliating torture here* done to them. Its pretty fucking pathetic.
g1sh's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 17:40
g1sh
I read GayGamer as well as this site and joystiq. And I think that the most important part of the blog is the community side of it. Though it's few and far between, it's good to have some news that otherwise wouldn't get blogged.

It's sucks that I have never experienced homophobia in real life, and yet I've had my fair share of bad situations while playing WoW, city of Heroes, Eve and Xbox Live.

Foe's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 17:49
Foe
An open letter to the hackers who attacked GayGamer,

There was a time I might have thought hackers were cool. Movies taught me you could sail through the glittering neon halls of cyber space and date a young Angelina Jolie. But now I see the truth, that you are a pathetic bunch of homophobic shut-ins. Good luck to you and that plastic imitation vagina you call a girlfriend, you make me sick.

Sincerely,

Foe S. Preston Esq
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 18:08
Sharpless
On the off chance that this was done by some tragically off-base "Christian," I'd just like to apologize (as a Christian) and wish Flynn and his crew the best. I swear, we're not all douchebags. Really.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 18:31
Mxyzptlk
Wait, GayGamer.net has to do with homosexuality? I thought they were just really happy gamers.

Like Nex said, most likely the actions of bored script kiddies instead of actual hackers. Even complete morons can manage a DOS attack if you get enough of them together. Completely lame to start with, lame to the nth degree when they attach bigotry to it.
cbre88x's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 18:33
cbre88x
I don't support homosexuality, but dishing out hate isn't the best way to handle differing opinion.

The hacker is obviously a smartass who is yet to get laid.

dorock's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 18:44
dorock
I was wondering why my newest internet haunt was down.Though I wasn't expecting this to be the cause. This "hacker" (and I use that term lightly) has to be a child, a DOS attack? Please, that is so last year.(or maybe last decade?)


It brings a tear to this gay's eye to see the entire gaming blogosphere having a outrage (Since Kotaku and Dtoid are the only two that matter in the sphere so its THE ENTIRE SPHERE! (got it? good)) over this poor excuse of a hate crime. If your going to do one, do it right, get your hands dirty atleast...(This is not an endorsement to go and beat up gays)

Glad to dtoid in outrage over this.
emoyaoigamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 18:50
emoyaoigamer
as a gay gamer this is awful. However, I'll take that hacker A-HOLE guy on Gears/halo anytime!
Faith's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/05/2007 19:40
Faith
Just chiming in with my support for my favorite boys over at GayGamer.net - As a former writer for the site and a child of a lesbian, I am disgusted by the hackers that threatened and took down the site over something as simple as sexual choice.

If you don't like what they're selling, then stay off the internets, you stupid haters!
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