<P> Tamils do not have surnames: They have their father or mother or both father and mother's first name as initials . This standard naming practice has not been acknowledged by Facebook . </P> <P> Facebook's real - name policy does not reflect adopted names or pseudonyms used by the transgender community, and has led to suspending users with real names that might be thought to be fake . A user via the anonymous Android and iOS app Secret began reporting "fake names" which caused user profiles to be suspended, specifically targeting the stage names of drag queens . </P> <P> Transgender people have also been affected by the policy, including one former Facebook employee who initiated development on Facebook's custom gender options, who was suspended on the day the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same - sex marriage bans were unconstitutional . According to gender non-conforming activist D. Dragonetti, Facebook even disregarded their government identification when supplied . </P> <P> On October 1, 2014, Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook, offered an apology to the LGBT community and drag kings and queens: </P>

I don't use my real name on facebook