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BonoboBoner on July 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google+ can now hide your gender "in response to u...

Nice to see them react so fast, but I dont get the point about the feature.

Are people really gonna switch a button that lets them hide their gender, something that can usually be easily found out by looking at the user's firstname and/or profile picture?

owenmarshall on July 13, 2011 | [–]

Gender isn't just about how you look & what your name is. It's a much more personal construct. Google+ is respecting that, and should be commended.

masterzora on July 13, 2011 | [–]

For some people it's not as easy as you seem to think.

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