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Some websites allow one to hide gender or sex selection or choose none, choose other, or (more rarely) provide trans* and intersex selections. Listed in alphabetical order. | Some websites allow one to hide gender or sex selection or choose none, choose other, or (more rarely) provide trans* and intersex selections. Listed in alphabetical order. | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" | ||
! Website | ! Website | ||
! User gender (and pronouns) | ! User gender (and pronouns) | ||
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| [http://www.twitter.com Twitter]. Social micro-blogging site. | | [http://www.twitter.com Twitter]. Social micro-blogging site. | ||
| style="background-color:# | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | Doesn't ask for gender when creating an account and gender is not shown to anyone; however, there is a gender option hidden within the "Settings" menu, that allows you to choose from male, female or writing your own gender in. Changing the setting doesn't change anything of note. | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| No | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | No | ||
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| [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]. Free encyclopedia Wiki. | |[http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]. Free encyclopedia Wiki. | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| If the user is a Wikipedia contributor, they can put [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes, Userboxes] on the profile, which allow for a great deal of gender, sex, and orientation description. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ISD/Userboxes/Sexuality#Gender_identity, User:ISD/Userboxes/Sexuality]. Some of the userboxes that have been made with English descriptions, many with images, include: [[femme]], [[boi]], [[two-spirit]], kathoey, [[hijra]], [[transgender]], [[transsexual]], [[genderqueer]], [[androgyny|androgynous]], [[intersexual]], [[bigender]], [[trigender]], [[pangender]], [[third gender]], “This user has no gender identity, nor a sexual orientation,” and “This user is still unsure about their gender identity.” | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | If the user is a Wikipedia contributor, they can put [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Userboxes, Userboxes] on the profile, which allow for a great deal of gender, sex, and orientation description. See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ISD/Userboxes/Sexuality#Gender_identity, User:ISD/Userboxes/Sexuality]. Some of the userboxes that have been made with English descriptions, many with images, include: [[femme]], [[boi]], [[two-spirit]], kathoey, [[hijra]], [[transgender]], [[transsexual]], [[genderqueer]], [[androgyny|androgynous]], [[intersexual]], [[bigender]], [[trigender]], [[pangender]], [[third gender]], “This user has no gender identity, nor a sexual orientation,” and “This user is still unsure about their gender identity.” | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| No | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | No | ||
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| [http://youtube.com YouTube]. Video community. | |[http://youtube.com YouTube]. Video community. | ||
| style="background-color:#9ff;"| Allows for Other or a blank field. | | style="background-color:#9ff;" | Allows for Other or a blank field. | ||
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==Other international online services== | ==Other international online services== | ||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" | ||
! Website | !Website | ||
! User gender (and pronouns) | !User gender (and pronouns) | ||
! Legal name policy | !Legal name policy | ||
! Notes | ! Notes | ||
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| [https://www.change.org Change.org]. | |[https://www.change.org Change.org]. | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask about gender/sex. [http://nonbinary.org/wiki/File:Change.org.jpg Evidence, October, 2013] | | style="background-color:#9f9;" | Doesn't ask about gender/sex. [http://nonbinary.org/wiki/File:Change.org.jpg Evidence, October, 2013] | ||
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| Doesn't ask about title. (See above evidence.) | |Doesn't ask about title. (See above evidence.) | ||
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| [https://www.duolingo.com/ Duolingo] (Language learning app with forums) | |[https://www.duolingo.com/ Duolingo] (Language learning app with forums) | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"|Does not ask. | | style="background-color:#9f9;" | Does not ask. | ||
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| [http://www.gopetition.com GoPetition]. | |[http://www.gopetition.com GoPetition]. | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask about gender or sex. | | style="background-color:#9f9;" | Doesn't ask about gender or sex. | ||
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| They let you type your own title into the text field so you can put Mx or anything else you like. [http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/40851665833 Evidence, January 2013.] | |They let you type your own title into the text field so you can put Mx or anything else you like. [http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/40851665833 Evidence, January 2013.] | ||
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| [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/irl-lets-hang/id1332596741?mt=8 IRL - Let's Hang] (iOS app) | |[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/irl-lets-hang/id1332596741?mt=8 IRL - Let's Hang] (iOS app) | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Gives you three choices (boy, girl or non-binary) with the option to skip the question. | | style="background-color:#ffb;" | Gives you three choices (boy, girl or non-binary) with the option to skip the question. | ||
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| [https://www.coursera.org/ Coursera] | |[https://www.coursera.org/ Coursera] | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Doesn't ask about gender. | | style="background-color:#9f9;" | Doesn't ask about gender. | ||
| Requires name listed on your government ID. [[:File:Coursera name.PNG|Evidence]] | |Requires name listed on your government ID. [[:File:Coursera name.PNG|Evidence]] | ||
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| [https://twinoid.com/ Twinoid], gaming website network | |[https://twinoid.com/ Twinoid], gaming website network | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| | | style="background-color:#ffb;" | Users can enter their "Sex" as Unknown, Male, or Female. Text in games refers to everyone as "they/them/their" regardless which sex you enter. | ||
| style="background-color:#9f9;"| Does not ask about legal name. | | style="background-color:#9f9;" | Does not ask about legal name. | ||
| Site will shut down after 2020 due to Flash support ending. | |Site will shut down after 2020 due to Flash support ending. | ||
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==See also== | == See also== | ||
* [[Gender and social media sites]] | *[[Gender and social media sites]] | ||
* [[Recognition]] | *[[Recognition]] | ||
* [[Directory of online communities]] | *[[Directory of online communities]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://practicalandrogyny.com/category/identity/web/ Practical Androgyny: Websites and Social Networks] | *[http://practicalandrogyny.com/category/identity/web/ Practical Androgyny: Websites and Social Networks] | ||
* [http://genderqueerid.com/socialmedia Genderqueer Identities: Social Media] | * [http://genderqueerid.com/socialmedia Genderqueer Identities: Social Media] | ||
* [http://feministing.com/2011/07/12/google-has-a-gender-problem/ Feministing: Google+ has a gender problem] | *[http://feministing.com/2011/07/12/google-has-a-gender-problem/ Feministing: Google+ has a gender problem] | ||
[[Category:Community]] | [[Category:Community]] | ||
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