San Francisco supervisor calls for Facebook, drag queens to meet over profile name crackdown

[KamaAina]

You just can't make this stuff up.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_26536780/san-francisco-supervisor-calls-facebook-drag-queens-meet

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos is calling on Facebook officials to meet with local drag queens to discuss the social media website's recent crackdown on the performers to change their profile names.

Facebook, based in Menlo Park, has locked many drag queens out of their accounts unless they edit their stage names to their "real identities," which is outlined on the website as a legal name listed on a credit card or driver's license, according to recent news reports....

Campos noted that the crackdown has affected local drag queens including Sister Roma, Heklina, BeBe Sweetbriar, Lady Bear and Anna Conda.

"Facebook may not be aware that for many members of the LGBT community the ability to self-identify is a matter of health and safety," Campos said in a statement.

Anna Conda?!

[Gormy Cuss]

1. I know cats and dogs with facebook accounts, but I guess 'Fluffy' and 'Spot' are their legal names.

Since FB doesn't seem to have a clue about how many accounts AREN'T in peoples' legal names, I wonder what set off this drag queen witch hunt.

[KamaAina]

2. I know a cat with a blog!

http://bobthesavannahcat.blogspot.com

Yeah, you gotta wonder. Remember when they had their minions go around and take down every single pic of the woman who had her mastectomy scars tattooed?

[Luminous Animal]

3. Why do you find this amusing?

[KittyWampus]

5. Drag Queen names are usually intended to be amusing and "punny".

[KamaAina]

6. Of course there is a serious issue underlying this

but it's not every day you see "supervisor" and "drag queens" in the same headline, even in SF.

[KittyWampus]

4. I only use Facebook for games. So many people have multiple accounts.

Why not go after them first?