Social network Facebook, which offers its users a choice between 58 gender options, decided to introduce a new option for people who are not in these Internet users being able to define themselves by filling a gap.
Facebook launched the 59th gender option and "fill in the blank" (fill space) for users who are not satisfied with any of the other options like 58 that gave them social network to Currently, reports dailymail.co.uk.
"Now, if you do not identify with any of the predefined types, you can add your own identity," says an announcement of Facebook.
Ari Chivukula, programmer at Facebook, which defines itself transgender and was part of the team that developed this new option gender on social network believes that this change will lead to increased tolerance for people who do not identify as male or female. "We hope that this option will open the dialogue," said Chivukula.
In February 2014, Facebook introduced new options for its users like, they then having the opportunity to choose between dozens of new categories, including the transsexual, bisexual and androgynous, as at the time theguardian.com information.
Since then, Facebook users do not have to identify themselves as only "male" / "women" on the social network. Platform decided to add a customization option that allows users to choose between dozens of different terms to identify the type.
"There will be many people for whom these options will not mean anything, but for some people they will have an impact, that means the diversity of the world," Harrison said at the time Brielle from Facebook, who worked on this project. She said that Facebook will change the genre of "Female" (Woman, No) in "TransWoman".
On the other hand, Facebook will allow its users to keep their identity private.
Facebook is the largest social network in the world, with 1.35 billion active users each month.
Source: mediafax
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