New gender and personal pronoun options on Facebook

[Taeryyn]

As you've probably already heard, Facebook now allows you to choose an option other than male or female for your gender. Users can now select from among (I believe) 56 different options.

Full list here, if you're curious:

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Agender
Androgyne
Androgynous
Bigender
Cis
Cis Female
Cis Male
Cis Man
Cis Woman
Cisgender
Cisgender Female
Cisgender Male
Cisgender Man
Cisgender Woman
Female to Male
FTM
Gender Fluid
Gender Nonconforming
Gender Questioning
Gender Variant
Genderqueer
Intersex
Male to Female
MTF
Neither
Neutrois
Non-binary
Other
Pangender
Trans
Trans Female
Trans Male
Trans Man
Trans Person
Trans Woman
Trans*
Trans* Female
Trans* Male
Trans* Man
Trans* Person
Trans* Woman
Transfeminine
Transgender
Transgender Female
Transgender Male
Transgender Man
Transgender Person
Transgender Woman
Transmasculine
Transsexual
Transsexual Female
Transsexual Male
Transsexual Man
Transsexual Person
Transsexual Woman
Two-spirit

Last I heard, you have to be using the English-US version of the site to have the "custom" gender option, but I assume it will eventually be available elsewhere as well.

So, for the Facebook users among you, do you plan on taking advantage of the new options? How do you feel about this in general?  

[Nekolic]

I'm still waiting for the 'transcendence' option. dramallama  

[Hotty-Chans-Yaoi]

UPDATED MY FACEBOOK HELLA QUICK.
Slapped down those THEY/THEM PRONOUNS WITH SO MUCH EXCITEMENT
AH best way to come out to your brother who lives super far away

 

[Taeryyn]

I found out that an acquaintance is genderqueer thanks to the update, actually. 3nodding  

[Lady Kayura]

I was pleased to see the changes.  

[Gummy burrs]

I suppose I should switch mine to cis female.  

[SylverStar]

I personally like the change. I changed pronouns to neutral...and decided on gender-variant. I probably would have put neither but that has the implication that there are only two options.

I'm not sure if so many options are needed as some seem pretty similar...but I really don't know much about gender differences.

 

[Little Heir Apparent]

It's nice to have the large list though, just so people can identify themselves in the way that they see fit. 3nodding

Anyway, I personally won't change my gender on my Facebook, but I have friends that have gleefully changed theirs! I'm so happy for them~  

[collamazoo]

I know many friends who are actually super excited about this change! 3nodding
Hope this may help to push forwards the gay rights movement significantly.  

[Brian Eyre]

Just when you think the acronymn can't get any longer...

Just kidding haha maybe I should switch mine to cismale also smile  

[loonaboots]

as much as i think this is a good thing, i can't help thinking about tumblr sjw's. like, it just reminds me of them? anywho.

i do think the list is a bit excessive- if they're going to add that many options, just make it a fill-in the blank at this rate. idk, that's my opinion. i think it's a good thing, but it should probs. be a fill in the blank thing if they're going to have that many options.

also, where's the plain "female" and "male" ones? like, i don't want "cis" in front, sue me. :L
x

 

[Taeryyn]

loonaboots

Both male and female are still there, they just aren't listed under "custom".
It sort of is "fill-in-the-blank", since the custom field is blank until you start typing. The items in the list are what it will accept, though. I suspect it's not truly fill-in-the-blank so that people don't put in like "alligator" or "alien" or whatever.