Facebook's new gender options let you choose anything you want

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Facebook is now giving users unlimited possibilities when it comes to gender identity

The social network updated its site Thursday with a new custom field in profiles' gender section. The field allows users to type in anything they want.

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Previously, Facebook provided a preset list, consisting of a few dozen options. Now, you can choose either male, female or custom. If you choose custom, you can type anything you want into the field.

"As before, you can add up to ten gender terms and also have the ability to control the audience with whom you would like to share your custom gender," the company wrote in a statement on its diversity page. Read more...

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