Facebook has no room for civil recognition
A group has been created on the social networking site Facebook lobbying for a change in the way members can identify their relationships. The group out of the UK is called “Facebook – add ‘Civil Partnership’ to relationship status”, and it is lobbying Facebook operators to add an additional option on the relationship status bar to recognise gay and lesbian members in civil partnerships. According to group administrator Tony Jackson in a message on the site, he received the following message from a Facebook operator: “Unfortunately, the functionality you are requesting is not currently available.” The group was created in August, and it now has over 3,000 members.
You May Also Like
Support the Star Observer… while you still can
LGBTQIA+ media is under threat. Queer content is censored by tech conglomerates who amplify bigotry and push out AI slop — so we receive less financial support than ever.
When our community is muzzled and intolerance intensifies, we need queer media more than ever. Your donation means we can continue paying queer journalists to write queer news.
Don’t rely on the straight lies of big tech – support Star Observer instead and donate now.
![“For [&] By The Community”: Junipero Founder Erin Duncan On The Importance Of FLINTA* Spaces](https://www.starobserver.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Untitled-design-7.png)
