Social Media Facebook How to Edit Your Gender Identity on Facebook Custom gender options and pronouns are available by Leslie Walker Writer Former Lifewire writer Leslie Walker is a multimedia journalism professor who covers social media, web publishing, and internet technologies. our editorial process Twitter Leslie Walker Updated on January 18, 2021 Facebook Facebook Flipboard Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating Tweet Share Email When signing up for a Facebook account, people typically choose a gender while filling out their basic information. Gender options on Facebook used to be limited to "male" or "female" (which are actually sexes, not genders). Now, Facebook offers dozens of options. It's easy to edit your current gender option or add a new one if you never set it. Here's how. Multiple Gender-Identity Options In 2014, Facebook worked with advocates from LGBTQ groups to add additional gender options to accommodate users who don't identify as either male or female. At that time, Facebook rolled out more than 50 different gender options, including Bigender and Gender Fluid. The social platform also lets users decide what pronoun is most appropriate for them, for example, she, he, or they. Facebook has added more gender options since its initial 50 were created. It hasn't released a comprehensive list, but as many as 71 options have been counted. How to Add or Change Your Facebook Gender Option To change or edit gender options on Facebook: Log into Facebook and go to your personal page. Select the About tab. Select Contact and Basic Info. Select the Edit icon next to your gender. This opens a drop-down menu with three options: Female, Male, and Custom. If you choose Custom, a text field appears. Selecting it opens another drop-down menu with many options to choose from. Pick the ones you want to add them to your profile. Additionally, you can specify which pronouns you want to use. Use the Facebook privacy button to designate who can see your gender on your profile. You can choose to make it public, make it viewable for friends only, and more. Select Save to keep your changes. Examples of Facebook Gender Options Facebook's gender options include: AgenderAndrogynousBigenderCisCis WomanCis ManNon-binaryGender FluidGender QuestioningTransTrans WomanTrans ManTransgender PersonTwo-Spirit Gender and sex differ, but they are often conflated. While "male" and "female" were originally Facebook's only "gender" options, these words indicate sex and allude to sexual characteristics someone may have. Gender is a socially and culturally constructed phenomenon that is not linked to any particular sexual characteristics. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit