Facebook Apologizes To Drag Queens Over "Real Name" Rule

An anonymous reader writes Facebook apologized to drag queens and the LGBT community after an outcry over the social network's policy of requiring members to use real names on their accounts. While the policy itself will stay in place, Facebook says, it will be changing how the rule is enforced. In a Wednesday post, Facebook's Chief Product Officer Chris Cox apologized to "the affected community of drag queens, drag kings, transgender, and extensive community of our friends, neighbors, and members of the LGBT community for the hardship that we've put you through in dealing with your Facebook accounts over the past few weeks."

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Re: its their own fault

[Anonymous Coward]

So what. A rule is a rule. Change your name and come out of the closet, use your real name like us normal folks, or give facebook the middle finger and quit (and if there are enough of you weirdos, form your own facebook for drag queens or whatever).