Multiple Gender-Identity Options
In 2014, Facebook worked with advocates from LGBTQ groups to add additional gender options to accommodate users who don’t identify as either male or female. At that time, Facebook rolled out more than 50 different gender options, including Bigender and Gender Fluid. The social platform also lets users decide what pronoun is most appropriate for them, for example, she, he, or they.
How to Add or Change Your Facebook Gender Option
To change or edit gender options on Facebook:
Examples of Facebook Gender Options
Facebook’s gender options include:
AgenderAndrogynousBigenderCisCis WomanCis ManNon-binaryGender FluidGender QuestioningTransTrans WomanTrans ManTransgender PersonTwo-Spirit
Gender and sex differ, but they are often conflated. While “male” and “female” were originally Facebook’s only “gender” options, these words indicate sex and allude to sexual characteristics someone may have. Gender is a socially and culturally constructed phenomenon that is not linked to any particular sexual characteristics.
