In a recent change, Facebook is allowing same-sex newlyweds to celebrate their unions with more appropriate cake topper icons. Previously, the icon was an immutable bride-and-groom design, but now, male Facebook users choosing male partners in the “Marriage” Timeline event pop-up will see the icon switch to a dual-groom design (pictured above), and vice versa for female users. While the change is undoubtedly great news, you still aren’t able to choose a nonstandard icon without linking to your spouse’s Facebook account, which means users whose significant others aren’t on the social network are still stuck with the old design.
Facebook adds new status icons for same-sex marriages
Facebook is allowing same-sex newlyweds to celebrate their unions with more appropriate cake topper icons. Male Facebook users selecting male partners will see the icon switch to a dual-groom design (pictured above), and vice versa for female users.
Facebook is allowing same-sex newlyweds to celebrate their unions with more appropriate cake topper icons. Male Facebook users selecting male partners will see the icon switch to a dual-groom design (pictured above), and vice versa for female users.
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