Who is hurt by the Google+ “real names” policy?

I think it’s time to get back to basics. More and more of my friends are leaving or being forced out of Google+. Some refused to submit a driver’s license just to prove that their legal name was real. Many cannot safely socialize under their real names. Some just value their privacy. Let’s ask this basic question again. Who is harmed by Google’s “real name” policy?

http://www.marrowbones.com/commons/technosocial/2011/09/who_is_hurt_by_the_real_names.html