, ▁stating ▁he ▁was ▁" gl ad ▁and ▁hon oured ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁people ▁happy ▁by ▁simply ▁making ▁them ▁laugh ▁at ▁something ▁that ▁appears ▁out rage ous ▁and ▁rid icul ous ". ▁Sub sequently ▁" Ph uc ▁Dat " ▁published ▁a ▁further ▁message ▁adm itting ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁ho ax . ▁ ▁T amil s ▁T amil s ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁s urn ames : ▁They ▁have ▁their ▁father ▁or ▁mother ▁or ▁both ▁father ▁and ▁mother ' s ▁first ▁name ▁as ▁initial s . ▁This ▁standard ▁naming ▁practice ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁Facebook . ▁ ▁Trans gender ▁users ▁Facebook ' s ▁real - name ▁policy ▁does ▁not ▁reflect ▁adopted ▁names ▁or ▁pseud onym s ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁trans gender ▁community , ▁and ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁susp ending ▁users ▁with ▁real ▁names ▁that ▁might ▁be ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁fake . ▁A ▁user ▁via ▁the ▁anonymous ▁Android ▁and ▁iOS ▁app ▁Secret ▁began ▁reporting ▁" f ake ▁names " ▁which ▁caused ▁user ▁profiles ▁to ▁be ▁susp ended , ▁specifically ▁target ing ▁the ▁stage ▁names ▁of ▁drag ▁que ens . ▁ ▁Trans gender ▁people ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁policy , ▁including ▁one ▁former ▁Facebook ▁employee ▁who ▁initi ated ▁development ▁on ▁Facebook ' s ▁custom ▁gender ▁options , ▁who ▁was ▁susp ended ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ruled ▁in ▁Ober gef ell ▁v . ▁H od ges ▁that ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁b ans ▁were ▁un const itution al . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁gender ▁non - con