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rug

(82,333 posts) Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:06 PM Feb 2014

Here are Facebook's 56 new gender identity options

By Jillian Sederholm, Digital First Media
Posted: 02/13/2014 07:25:30 PM PST

You no longer have to be defined as either male or female on Facebook.

The social media giant rolled out a list of more than 50 different gender identity terms on Thursday, allowing users to enter up to 10 different options to customize their identity.

Users are also able to choose a preferred pronoun to be identified by on the site: him, her or them.

Facebook said the changes for the company's 159 million U.S. users are aimed at giving people more choices in how they describe themselves.

http://www.siliconvalley.com/facebook/ci_25134482/here-are-facebooks-56-gender-identity-options?source=autofeed

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Here are Facebook's 56 new gender identity options (Original Post) rug Feb 2014 OP

Hmm, I just learned a new word: Neutrois Electric Monk Feb 2014 #1

I'm chagrined to say I've learned a couple dozen. rug Feb 2014 #5

This is an outrage. I cant believe they left off _________. FSogol Feb 2014 #2

My pronouns are Xim, Xer and Bacon... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #6

Human. n/t BadgerKid Feb 2014 #9

Awesome. Brickbat Feb 2014 #3

+1 N/T FreeState Feb 2014 #4

It took some research to find out what I should call myself. In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #7

I'm not on Facebook, but do they have, "Supreme Earth Leader?" FSogol Feb 2014 #8

56 options? B2G Feb 2014 #10

The list contains several options that are synonyms, which increases the total. nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #11

While I enjoy mocking it Nevernose Feb 2014 #12

I agree. n/t FSogol Feb 2014 #14

I was so thrilled to see this. MadrasT Feb 2014 #13

That is pretty cool. cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #15

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

1. Hmm, I just learned a new word: Neutrois

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:12 PM

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rug

(82,333 posts)

5. I'm chagrined to say I've learned a couple dozen.

Reply to Electric Monk (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:22 PM

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FSogol

(45,481 posts)

2. This is an outrage. I cant believe they left off _________.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:14 PM

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Someone please fill in the blank for me. Thanks.

Lost_Count

(555 posts)

6. My pronouns are Xim, Xer and Bacon...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:23 PM

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Much appreciated...

BadgerKid

(4,552 posts)

9. Human. n/t

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 12:55 PM

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Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

3. Awesome.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:14 PM

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FreeState

(10,572 posts)

4. +1 N/T

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:16 PM

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In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

7. It took some research to find out what I should call myself.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 11:30 PM

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FSogol

(45,481 posts)

8. I'm not on Facebook, but do they have, "Supreme Earth Leader?"

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 08:19 AM

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B2G

(9,766 posts)

10. 56 options?

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 01:06 PM

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And you can select up to 10?

Isn't that a bit of overkill?

tblue37

(65,340 posts)

11. The list contains several options that are synonyms, which increases the total. nt

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 01:12 PM

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Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

12. While I enjoy mocking it

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2014, 01:20 PM

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The world is filled with genders beyond male and female. That's a very narrow range of thought, and many cultures have a more nuanced paradigm beyond black/white, good/evil, light/dark, male/female, et cetera.

I heard a guy speak once, and the question he asked was something like, "blue is for boys and pink is for girls, but what about the kid that likes green? Or purple? Or chartreuse? Or orange?"