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Livejournal is a social media platform centered around journaling created in 1999. Users can upload entries to their personal journals, follow other users' journals, and make and receive comments on individual entries. The site also allows users to create and join "communities", which generally allow members to upload their own entries and serve as hubs for discussion of shared interests. The first known communities with a non-binary focus | Livejournal is a social media platform centered around journaling created in 1999. Users can upload entries to their personal journals, follow other users' journals, and make and receive comments on individual entries. The site also allows users to create and join "communities", which generally allow members to upload their own entries and serve as hubs for discussion of shared interests. The first known Livejournal communities with a non-binary focus appeared in 2002. | ||
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Whether you're a tomboy or a [[Butch|butch dyke]], a [[boi]], [[genderqueer]], or an [[androgyne]], [[Trans man|FTM]] or transgendered, or simply refuse to put a label on your identity... you're welcome here. Birl-admirers are welcome here, as well!</blockquote>On-topic subjects for birls included "gender, sexuality, gender presentation, gender confusion".<ref name=":0" /> Introduction posts and selfies (including transition updates) were common, as well as posts promoting events and resources considered relevant to birls. | Whether you're a tomboy or a [[Butch|butch dyke]], a [[boi]], [[genderqueer]], or an [[androgyne]], [[Trans man|FTM]] or transgendered, or simply refuse to put a label on your identity... you're welcome here. Birl-admirers are welcome here, as well!</blockquote>On-topic subjects for birls included "gender, sexuality, gender presentation, gender confusion".<ref name=":0" /> Introduction posts and selfies (including transition updates) were common, as well as posts promoting events and resources considered relevant to birls. | ||
As of 2024, the community had 3,028 members and 24,309 journal entries. | As of 2024, the community had 3,028 members and 24,309 journal entries. | ||
== Removal of "Unspecified" Gender Option == | == Removal of "Unspecified" Gender Option == | ||