Facebook allows gender choices
American users on the social network Facebook can now choose a variety of different terms to define their gender other than just male or female.
Up until now, Facebook's 1.2 billion or so users have had only two choices to define themselves: male or female, but now social networkers, initially just in the US, have a wider range of options. The company said it worked with gay and transgender advocacy groups to select around 50 terms, including "transsexual", "bi-gender" and "androgynous". Users can also choose whether to be referred to as "he", "she" or "they." It reflects the growing influence of the transgender rights movement in the US, which is demanding similar civil rights to the gay community. Facebook's move has been welcomed by activists who said they "applaud Facebook for making it possible for people to be their authentic selves online.
Facebook allows gender choices
American users on the social network Facebook can now choose a variety of different terms to define their gender other than just male or female.
Up until now, Facebook's 1.2 billion or so users have had only two choices to define themselves: male or female, but now social networkers, initially just in the US, have a wider range of options. The company said it worked with gay and transgender advocacy groups to select around 50 terms, including "transsexual", "bi-gender" and "androgynous". Users can also choose whether to be referred to as "he", "she" or "they." It reflects the growing influence of the transgender rights movement in the US, which is demanding similar civil rights to the gay community. Facebook's move has been welcomed by activists who said they "applaud Facebook for making it possible for people to be their authentic selves online.
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