Facebook Expands Relationship Status Options

Facebook added domestic partnerships and civil unions to the list of options in the relationship status drop-down menu for users in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and France.

Facebook added domestic partnerships and civil unions to the list of options in the relationship status drop-down menu for users in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and France.

The additions result from collaboration with, among other organizations, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, which put out a press release celebrating the change. The organization’s President, Jarrett Barrios, said in a prepared statement:

Today, Facebook sent a clear message in support of gay and lesbian couples to users across the globe.

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