Facebook adds civil unions option to profiles
(New York) Facebook on Thursday added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that its users can pick from to best describe their romantic status. The world’s largest online...
View Article“Loving Axel Cities” Promotion
Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Berlin are our Axel Cities, we love them and we want our fans to share your top tips for enjoying them. These cities are full of life and special places to discover. Sure...
View ArticleLady Gaga beats Oprah to become world’s most powerful celebrity
Lady Gaga has knocked Oprah Winfrey off the top spot on Forbes’ annual list of the 100 most powerful celebrities. The singer and gay rights campaigner won the top spot for her social media power....
View ArticleUpdate: homophobic Facebook page removed
A homophobic Facebook group called The New Anti-Gay Movement has now been removed from the site. The administrators of the now-removed group had stated: “This page is for those of us against ALL gays,...
View ArticleGay US marine on how viral kiss photo changed his life
A gay US marine whose homecoming kiss went viral on Facebook eariler this year, has spoken out about how that photo has changed his life. In less than 48 hours, more than 18,000 people found and...
View Article70% of Facebook users have at least one gay, lesbian or bisexual friend
As the US becomes more accepting of gay people, and on the eve of the Supreme Court’s opinions in two key equal marriage cases, Facebook has found that a large majority of people are friends with at...
View ArticleFacebook removes ads from ‘cute and gay boys’ page after threat of boycott
Social networking site Facebook has announced that it is to totally overhaul its advertising systems, in order to deal with concerns raised by advertisers over potentially offensive content. Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook celebrates gay rights in 2013 year in review video
Victories in marriage equality and heartwarming letters from proud parents, this year celebrates the achievements of the LGBTI community. 2013 may well be a year to remember gay rights in extremes. On...
View ArticleFacebook deletes user over ‘innocent’ lesbian kiss photo
A Facebook user had her account deleted after posting a picture of two lesbians and two soccer players kissing to support the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT). Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook now allowing users to describe gender with whatever words they choose
Facebook announced that it has expended its gender options to include a free-form field. This means of a user of the popular social media site doesn’t identify with any of the gender options listed on...
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