Thanks to a suggestion by @Sebax and the hard work of @libregkd, we're really excited to roll out a new feature to our site. For years now, users have been able to specify their gender in their profiles; the gender options, however, have been limited to 'Male' or 'Female'. While there has also been the third option of 'Unspecified,' these options reflect a very limited view of gender and supports a gender binary that would potentially exclude many of our members.
This system has been replaced with a new, fill-in-the-blank type field. When filling out your profile, you can fill in the Gender field with whatever fits your identity. The field will present you with autocomplete suggestions...
... but if none of them match up with your gender identity, you can input a custom value. The field will automatically fill with your existing option (for example -- I had previously selected 'Female,' and that has been imported into the new field), so if you don't see a need to update, no worries!
Naturally, we have also added an option for users to specify their pronouns.
Both of these fields can be edited by heading over to your Personal Details page.
These options will display in various areas of the site, for easy reference, like the information tab of your profile...
On member cards...
And next to your posts, with a fancy tooltip for checking pronouns!
We hope these changes will make KH-Vids a more inclusive environment by design, and want to urge our users to please take these fields seriously. Not sure what all these terms mean? That's okay! There are plenty of pages on the internet that break them down for you. Do a little research, and open up your conception of gender.
If you have any problems or questions regarding these changes, feel free to reply! Notably, a conflict with our Social Groups add-on has cropped up, which has been temporarily disabled.
Site News KH-Vids Presents... More Inclusive Gender Options!
Discussion in 'Community News & Projects' started by Misty, Apr 9, 2015.
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Discussion in 'Community News & Projects' started by Misty, Apr 9, 2015.
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