Google to add 60 genders to sign in page
Jan 31, 2018 13:38:28 GMT
Post by James Couplin on Jan 31, 2018 13:38:28 GMT
Google is to add over 60 different genders to its 'Create Account' page, as part of its efforts to reform and become more gender neutral. Vote in our poll: Click Here
The gender options currently available on Google's 'Create Account' page
Search engine Google is to add 60 different genders to its 'Create Account' page. Over 3 million people see the page each day, with over 2,000 of them choosing either the 'Other' or 'Prefer not to say' options. The company has announced it is to add 60 different genders, including the likes of androgynous, bigender, cisgender, hijra, pangender and petitielamouosciagender. Some, including former UKIP leader and Leave campaigner Nigel Farage have called it "Political correctness gone mad!", while the head of the NSFTSOGFAAITC (National Society For The Studies Of Gender Fluidity And Acceptance In Today's Society), who doesn't have a first name and is 'gender fluid' Jones, said that they welcomed the change;
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The gender options currently available on Google's 'Create Account' page
Search engine Google is to add 60 different genders to its 'Create Account' page. Over 3 million people see the page each day, with over 2,000 of them choosing either the 'Other' or 'Prefer not to say' options. The company has announced it is to add 60 different genders, including the likes of androgynous, bigender, cisgender, hijra, pangender and petitielamouosciagender. Some, including former UKIP leader and Leave campaigner Nigel Farage have called it "Political correctness gone mad!", while the head of the NSFTSOGFAAITC (National Society For The Studies Of Gender Fluidity And Acceptance In Today's Society), who doesn't have a first name and is 'gender fluid' Jones, said that they welcomed the change;
"It shows the big companies such as Google are listening to organisations like ours. By listing the 60 recognised genders, they are broadening the market, welcoming in the minority, and challenging society's stereotypes. I am proud of Google for achieving this accomplishment and welcome the change with open arms"
Jones, head of the NSFTSOGFAAITC
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