I do not like my legal name. I don’t want to use it, and I actually don’t. At work, I use a fake name. My boss understands, because he knows that my legal name can be found in many Internet spaces as a queer activist, a beauty contest opponent, and an anti-Japan blogger as I used to do all these things under my legal name. My legal name also is indicative of my legal gender, too. So, no, I don’t use my legal name online.
Facebook, however, has what is called real-name policy. I experimented with lots of different names but settled with using my legal name on my personal account, mostly out of fear of complete shutdown of my account. What I did, instead, was to create a Facebook Page. The title is my activist name and people can find me by searching for Masaki C. I can still Like things and receive private messages, though I cannot join Groups, make friends connections, or send messages unless the other person has sent me one.
But for those who don’t really use the Group feature, or feel that they don’t have to be “friends” with their followers (people who know you as the activist that you are, and Like your Page), creating an activist Page can be the solution.
And here’s what you’re gonna have to do:
1. Click the following URL to go to “Create a Page.”
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