Thank you, drag queens, for leading the charge.
  • Thank you, drag queens, for leading the charge.

After another meeting with a coalition of San Francisco drag queens led by Sister Roma and represented by San Francisco Supervisor David Campos, today Facebook reversed its plan to delete all accounts using "fake names," which it was due to begin enforcing today. From David Campos's press release, obtained by Valleywag:

"The drag queens spoke and Facebook listened! Facebook agreed that the real names policy is flawed and has unintentionally hurt members of our community. We have their commitment that they will be making substantive changes soon and we have every reason to believe them," Campos said. "Facebook apologized to the community and has committed to removing any language requiring that you use your legal name. They're working on technical solutions to make sure that nobody has their name changed unless they want it to be changed and to help better differentiate between fake profiles and authentic ones."

And that is that.