Facebook

[Dravid]

Today, Facebook relationship statuses made strides for gay rights by including civil union and domestic partnership as relationship status options.

Done with the consultation of national LGBT and human rights organizations, the changes are reflected in the profiles of users in North America, France, the U.K. and Australia – a mini-landmark for activists.

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"Facebook has always been an empowering place for gay people--it's a place you can be yourself in relative safety," Richard Socarides, president of Equality Matters and former gay rights advisor to president Bill Clinton, told the Huffington Post."This is a natural progression of that. In most places, gay Americans can't yet marry but they may be able to formalize their relationship short of marriage. This change reflects that reality. Well done."

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Previous relationship options included single, in a relationship, engaged, married, it's complicated, in an open relationship, widowed, separated and divorced. Facebook has yet to comment on the change.

Read more: http://techland.time.com/2011/02/17/facebook-adds-civil-unions-to-its-relationship-status-options/#ixzz1EGlNwT2Q

[Jay]

cool i guess..

[Fem Felon]

Yeah, i'd fade the name out.

[Next In Line]

Yeah, i'd fade the name out.

Stalker mode, activate.

[Lip Job]

All the kids in the closet will finally come out because of this

[Spin]

I changed my FB relationship status to this last night, I didnt know wtf it was.

fuck me.

[Lip Job]

SPIN MOVE!

[Robbyy]

LOL SPIN MOVE