Recenlty facebook introduced a new Icon on their timeline, it seen over the weekend ago when Facebook Two Co-partners married them as Same-Sex.Basically it is made for (LGBT) community to communicate & introduce each other with their community.They thanks to Facbook for creating this type of Icon.
Now facebook introduced a
new feature which allows same-sex couples status updates on the site with icon
which reflects their relationship as a standard icon or straight couples on
their facebook timeline. This feature seen over the weekend when Facebook
Co-partner Chris Hughes married his another Co-partner Sean Eldrige. They use an
icon,which was added to both of them to share their weeding news to all of
their friends. Among the 1,800 friends of Chris Hughes,
Facebook CEO & Co-partner Mark Zuckerburg liked their relationship updates.
This is the second times where facebook support the
same sex couples. In the middle of February 2011, facebook introduced two
relationship options for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
(LGBT) community, which are “in a domestic partnership” & “In a civil
union”.
Moreover, Facebook becomes a partner with GLAAD (Gay
and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation) to prevent anti-gay community’s status
which occurring on facebook website. This community also launched a proggramme
with MTV which pave the way to address LGBT issues and launches a Stop
Bullying.
Allison Palmer,(The GLAAD’s head of campaigns and
programming) said that it is a wonderful step for our community. He also thanks to facebook for introducing this type
of feature on Facebook timeline. By this
way, GLAAD community shares their new updates to all over the world as well as
they recognized each other within this community through facebook.
Therefore,
Facebook got award for supporting LGBT community for the first social media company
which earned “GLAAD Media Award” earlier this year.
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