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Drag Queens Say They Will “Mobilize” if Facebook Doesn’t Change “Real Names” Policy

Posted on September 19, 2014July 1, 2025 by Dissent

Lisa Fernandez and Riya Bhattacharjee report:

Some Bay Area drag queens say they are “disappointed” with the lack of progress made at Wednesday’s meeting with Facebook over concerns raised about the social networking site’s “real names” policy.
Speaking to reporters at San Francisco City Hall, the group said they would boycott Facebook if they could, but the site is “a part of their lives.”

The meeting came after the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and their supporters vowed to protest messages some users received saying that their account had been “temporarily suspended” because “it looks like you’re not using your real name.”

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