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23rd August 2011

Video reblogged from Fuck Yeah, Gender Studies! with 45 notes

fuckyeahgenderstudies:

practicalandrogyny:

Google responds to privacy concerns and gives the option to hide the gender field on your Google+ Profile.

If you hide your gender, Google uses singular they pronouns when talking about you.

So you can now proudly show ‘Other’ as your gender or have a selectively secret binary gender, happy in the knowledge that Google only shows it to trusted people you opt in to telling.

As an added bonus singular they as gender neutral pronouns are treated as universal (can apply regardless of gender), giving yet more precedent for this usage.

Great job Google!

NB, the YouTube video has closed captions for deaf and HoH people, just click ‘CC’ on the bottom bar.

Great job Google indeed!

Now let us use names that weren’t assigned to us at birth and I’ll get an account.

Tagged: social networksgenderpronounsgender neutralgender neutral pronounsprivacynon-binarynonbinarynon-binary gendertranstrans*transgender

Source: practicalandrogyny

  1. nonbinary reblogged this from practicalandrogyny and added:
    Commentary on how Google+ and other social networks could go further to improve security and utility for trans* members,...
  2. worsethanqueer reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies and added:
    google+ is still creepy because your info is so out in the open for people that google you… like the man…
  3. trainerkelly reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies and added:
    Just another reason I love Google.
  4. thatgothginger reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies
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  6. sexworkrealwork reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies and added:
    Dear everybody else, take note of google, and follow.
  7. nayomiejade reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies and added:
    And this is why Google is one of the most noted equal ops employers. Much love, Google!
  8. sammi-monster reblogged this from weareallfromearth
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  13. nerdbyrd reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies and added:
    Now let us use names that weren’t assigned to us at birth and I’ll get an account.
  14. motheatenmusicalbrocade reblogged this from fuckyeahgenderstudies
  15. fuckyeahgenderstudies reblogged this from practicalandrogyny
  16. nathanadored reblogged this from practicalandrogyny and added:
    I’m all for the idea that different names and/or nicks should be selectively shown to different people at your...
  17. kristinsquest reblogged this from practicalandrogyny and added:
    Just one note for those following...captions. The captions say
  18. practicalandrogyny reblogged this from practicalandrogyny and added:
    This is a good start but...can do better. They could easily allow a write in field
  19. quarridors reblogged this from practicalandrogyny and added:
    proves it listens...Facebook, you can do better!
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