Facebook users plan protest against site's 'real name' policy at headquarters

Drag queens, transgender people and others part of #MyNameIs coalition will demand removal of fake name reporting option and clearer appeals process

Drag queens plan to lead a demonstration outside Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters on Monday in response to the company's "real name" policy.

Facebook has repeatedly stated its opposition to anonymous users and has suspended accounts when people do not use their officially recognised names. The policy has incited drag queens, transgender people, Native Americans, domestic violence survivors and others who do not use the names on their birth certificates to come together against the policy as part of the #MyNameIs coalition.