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Facebook Expands Gender Identifiers for Users

HeadlineFeb 14, 2014

The social media giant Facebook has expanded the gender options available to identify its hundreds of millions of users. Instead of just male or female, users can now choose from 10 options, including “transgender,” “intersex” and “fluid.”

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