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Title: Gender Neutrality: Could Facebook Be Next?
Post by: Shana A on August 02, 2011, 11:30:21 AM
Posted on Advocate.com August 01, 2011 02:30:00 PM ET
Gender Neutrality: Could Facebook Be Next?
By Michelle Garcia

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/01/Gender_Neutrality_Could_Facebook_Be_Next/ (http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/08/01/Gender_Neutrality_Could_Facebook_Be_Next/)

Now that Google+ has the option for users to remain gender-neutral, an activist organization is urging Facebook, the world's second most popular website to go the same route.

AllOut has a petition encouraging Facebook to accommodate transgender people and multiple gender identities. AllOut.org/Facebook features the stories of several gender non-conforming people like Mikaela (pictured) who are also urging the social networking giant to change the provided gender identity options. Andre Banks of AllOut said in a statement Thursday that the change would not be a difficult one for Facebook's administrators to make.
Title: Re: Gender Neutrality: Could Facebook Be Next?
Post by: barbie on August 03, 2011, 03:22:19 PM
Yes. It is embarassing whenever a social network requests me to choose one of the two.

Barbie~~