Debbie, that is one of the most non-linear, ridiculous things I've ever heard. If you truly don't care about LGBT youth, why even comment on this article? Shame on you.
Wonderful article - thank you Jamie, and thank you ANCHOR for all you do!
Because "business" pages don't have the same interactive features that "personal" pages have. You cannot add friends, or be a part of a "group." You can create an invite, but are unable to invite anyone to it. You cannot tag people in pictures or in status updates. All you can do is make "posts" that only reach 18% of the people who have "liked" your page - FB's number, not mine. In order to reach more people you must "boost" your post, which means paying for it. No one gets into drag to make their fortune. More often than not a drag performer barely breaks even as it's an expensive endeavor to undertake - expecting people who perform drag to be able to pay for every single post is ridiculous. And all of these people - be they drag performers or transgender people who have not yet legally changed their name or other GLBT entertainers, authors with pen names, etc - they lose that interactive part of FB that's been such an integral part of the social networking experience. They can no longer join support groups or reach people the way that they used to. Some people might look as a drag profile as a "business" but certainly not everyone shares that view - they're flesh and blood people who want a friend's list, not a fan base. That's one of the reasons why changing your profile over is not an ideal situation.
You know, I wrote something that I realized was only going to have people senselessly bickering. So I'll keep it simple - I don't think this is a good thing and I'm disappointed. End scene.
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Wonderful article - thank you Jamie, and thank you ANCHOR for all you do!