Facebook Up to the community kind of love:NUFRAY MOSAICs

Facebook Up to the community kind of love

Up going to introduce two new options in relationship status. This feature was going to bring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender more able to express themselves.

This step is planned to be implemented effectively in the United States (U.S.) immediately. Facebook users there will be selecting the status 'in a domestic partnership' and 'in a civil union', along with the status of relations 'single', 'in a relationship', or 'it's complicated'.

This new option was originally also launched in several other countries. Unfortunately, in countries that prohibit same-sex marriage, this option will not appear. actual status of these requests came from the request a number of Facebook users. "We want to provide options for people to truly authentic reflect their relationships on Facebook," said a source from Facebook.

LGBT Support

During this LGBT bullying sometimes experienced in social networking. Therefore, up along with related institutions such as GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) conducted a precaution to stop the abuse of social networking against LGBT.

As a result, LGBT Facebooker eventually will have a new status option as well. But this was as a double-edged sword. However, the new status does not apply to some states that prohibit same-sex marriage.

But at least Facebook has been providing support and facilities to those who had been deemed 'different' in society. "When millions of users can view options for the status of this relationship, they will gain a greater understanding of the legal inequalities faced by a kind couple who loved each other," said GLAAD president, Jarrett Barrios.

Some parties considered such a step is quite important. Because indirectly, this will highlight same-sex couples marriage, where there is no legal protection in the country.