The Facebook Diversity page has posted:
"When you come to Facebook to connect with the people, causes, and organizations you care about, we want you to feel comfortable being your true, authentic self. An important part of this is the expression of gender, especially when it extends beyond the definitions of just "male" or female." So today, we're proud to offer a new custom gender option to help you better express your own identity on Facebook."
A transitioning female software engineer on Facebook named Brielle Hudson even worked on the project herself. "There's going to be a lot of people for whom this is going to mean nothing, but for the few it does impact, it means the world."
For those still in the closet about their true identity, Facebook has added a privacy filter to protect these users.
To change your gender identity and pronoun, just click on "Update Info" at your "About" Page. Edit your "Basic Information", choose "Gender" and you will find the new "Custom" option added to the dropdown menu.
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