30-year-old Rowena Gay was not allowed to register her name at Facebook for a strange reason. Her surname is Gay. It is not the case with Rowena, any one with the name ‘Gay’ can not become the member of Facebook. Is Facebook turning into an anti-gay community or something else?
You can register with a fake name; say Hitler or Mussolini, but not Peter Gay. Facebook considers the name that ends with Gay is not a legitimate name.
Gay is one of the most popular names in USA. The 1990 US Census points out gay is the 795th most common name in the country.
There are thousands of people in other countries who have the same surname. So, they have to enter into Facebook with fake names!
In this context, Facebook’s recent action is not genuine. I think Facebook will relax the bar sooner or later.
