Social networking site Facebook offered extra options for its users in the gender category by adding more than 56 options other than male and female. The company announced the change on Friday and it may come effective immediately. Now this option will give people more choices in how they describe themselves, such as androgynous, bi-gender, intersex, gender fluid or transsexual.

Introducing this new option Facebook said in a statement, “We want you [A user] to feel comfortable being your true, authentic self. We have worked with a leading group of gay and transgender advocacy organizations to come up with the selection of identity options.”

(AW: Vamshi)