[Wamvan] Fwd: Facebook's identity crisis

[Frieda Werden]

You don't have to choose a gender on facebook.  I hated the ads I got when I
was female on fb so I tried male and got other bad ads.  Since unchecking
all genders it's been much less annoying.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Andre and Jeremy, AllOut.org <info at allout.org>
> Date: Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 10:27 AM
> Subject: Facebook's identity crisis
> To: Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com>
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> *Google+ is opening its doors to the trans community – get with it
> Facebook!*
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> * <http://act.allout.org/go/177?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=1>*
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> Meet 5 All Out members who are calling out Facebook, then add your voice:
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> *[image: Sign] <http://act.allout.org/go/177?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=2>*
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> Imagine that one day Facebook suddenly erased your identity from its social
> network – what would you do?  We often take for granted our ability to
> create an online identity that reflects who we are, but for millions that's
> impossible – because their gender does not fit in Facebook's checkboxes.
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> From Metis in Nepal, to Travestis in Brazil, there are millions whose
> identities are broader than just male or female – the two options Facebook
> forces you to choose from before joining. *The governments of Nepal,
> India, and Pakistan have legally recognized that gender goes beyond male and
> female - and so has Facebook's main competitor, Google+.*
>
> If Facebook were a nation, it would have the world’s third largest
> population. In the past, they have used their influence for good -
> recognizing same gender partnerships and marriages. *Will you take one
> minute to ask Facebook to change the checkbox and open their doors to people
> of all gender identities?* Then tell your friends and family to do the
> same:
>
> www.allout.org/facebook<http://act.allout.org/go/177?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=3>
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> What we love about Facebook is the ability for people to create and
> customize online identities to reflect our lives. When it comes to
> languages, we can list virtually any language in the world, or even make up
> languages – how else could we show off our fluency in “Language of Love”? If
> our ability to choose religions, languages, and interests are limitless, why
> should Facebook impose limits on something as essential as gender?
>
> While most trans people have fought for the right to have their gender
> identities recognized and respected, we know this is a new issue to many All
> Out members.  *So, we asked 5 members of our community who are impacted by
> Facebook's policy to tell us about who they are and why this change
> matters.  You can check out their stories and sign the petition, here:*
>
> **www.allout.org/facebook<http://act.allout.org/go/177?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=4>
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> Facebook is one of the most powerful companies in the world and can
> influence hundreds of millions of people. Will you push Facebook to become a
> vehicle, not a roadblock, in the uphill drive for recognition and respect?
>
> www.allout.org/facebook<http://act.allout.org/go/177?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=5>
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> Thank you for speaking out so that every All Out member is respected for
> who they are.  We appreciate you!
>
> All the best and All Out,
> Aaron, Andre, Erika, Guillaume, Jeremy, Joseph, Nita, Oli, Prerna, Tile,
> Wesley and the rest of the team at All Out
>
>
>
> *SOURCES:*
>
> 1. Pakistan's high court finds merit in third gender ID<http://act.allout.org/go/178?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=6>
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> 2. India's third gender gets own identity in voter rolls<http://act.allout.org/go/179?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=7>
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> 3. Nepal: Third gender issued citizenship certificate<http://act.allout.org/go/180?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=8>
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> 4. Facebook’s Gender Trouble<http://act.allout.org/go/184?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=9>
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> 5. Google Plus Goes Gender Neutral<http://act.allout.org/go/183?akid=178.212440.tHl-iU&t=10>
>
> *All Out is bringing people together in every corner of the planet and of
> every identity - lesbian, gay, straight, transgender and all that’s between
> and beyond - to build a world in which everyone can live freely and be
> embraced for who they are.*
>
> *Our mailing address is:*
> Purpose Foundation
> 224 Centre St
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Frieda Werden, Series Producer
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