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Some gender options offered by Facebook

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This screen shot released by Facebook shows the new gender option screen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Facebook

Earlier this year, Facebook added 58 custom options to its gender category. A sampling:

Androgynous

Bigender

Cis (straight) Male

Cis (straight) Female

FTM (female to male transgender)

Gender Fluid

Gender Nonconforming

Genderqueer

Gender Questioning

Intersex

MTF (male to female transgender)

Neutrois (neutral)

Non-binary

Trans Male (female to male transgender)

Trans Female (male to female transgender)

Two-spirit

Pangender

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