Petrelis Files

April 4, 2005

Dear Friends:

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that MSN Encarta has apparently deleted "gay bowel syndrome" from their online dictionary.

Follow the link below and see what pops up on your screen when using the Encarta dictionary for a definition of "gay bowel syndrome."

By the way, I have not heard back from anyone at Microsoft, MSN or Bloomsbury about my letter to them.

Best,
Michael
^^^


March 31, 2005

Marian Brown
BloomsburyUSA
New York, NY

Hi Marion:

I searched the MSN Encarta online dictionary this morning for "gay bowel syndrome" and this listing is what came up:


http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/gay%2520bowel%2520syndrome.html

>No results found for "gay bowel syndrome"

>Multiple Words

>The words "gay bowel syndrome" do not appear together, but you can try a search on the individual words.


Is it safe for me to assume this nonexistent medical condition has actually be deleted from the MSN Encarta dictionary?

Please advise. Thanks.

Best,
Michael Petrelis
San Francisco, CA
Ph: 415-621-6267