Trans tag request
It is hard enough finding trans representation in our daily lives. With the LGBTQIA+ tag, one still needs to browse through channels and spend time in them to find trans streamers. A "trans" tag would help people searching for these communities.
Today we are rolling out 350+ tags, including the transgender tag, to provide you with more options on how you express yourself and your content, so that you can more easily connect with one another and build wonderful communities. We are really appreciative for all of the feedback around this topic (and other related suggestions).
We previously told you that we had a better solution to this request than adding the tag, and we were wrong. This has been one of the most popular requests we’ve heard, and the simple truth is that we should have done this sooner. In an effort to think carefully about how to best address this, we only made the situation more difficult. Again, thank you for helping us throughout this process in reevaluating our stance.
Please continue to share ideas and feedback you have to UserVoice, as well as any suggestions for additional tags you feel we may have missed! We are working to invest more into this forum and aim to have faster communications in the future.
Please check out our blog post for more info: https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/05/26/celebrate-yourself-and-your-community-with-350-new-tags/
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lilititty commented
As someone who is trans, I can say that we often look for others like us to feel like we're not alone in our journeys, and so to have an easier way to find other trans people on twitch would be amazing.
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lildovah24 commented
Trans streamer here, would love to add this to my tags so that other people in the trans community or those that want to support smaller trans streamers could find my stream easier!
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sillyhorseradish commented
Heya, Twitch. Remember when you said you weren’t going to add this tag? I don’t. Oh wait... you never said that? Then what the heck is with the 2-year hold up, huh???
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HighRollerHydra commented
The Day of Trans Visibility has come and gone...and still no tag.
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LadySheeks commented
Please add a Transgender/Trans tag so the Trans community can have a space for themselves!
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RobRoberts commented
Hi, please listen to the 7,700+ users telling you to add the tag and add the tag.
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artCowboy commented
This would be amazing! As a trans person i want to be able to find and support my community
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DragMeStephanie commented
My friends and I are trans streamers - this would help us out immensely. Trans people need to find other trans people - we help and uplift each other.
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annieamann commented
Trans community come together!
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까텔 commented
I love and support our trans community! They deserve to have this representation for personal reasons, and to avoid trolls. Make this happen!
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DocBlythe commented
The trans community is in need of a tag that represents the community and makes it accessible for the members to easily find trans streamers who they could relate to, connect with and support one another.
When it comes to gender identity, even other members of the LGBTQIA+ can't fully relate or understand the experiences that trans individuals go through, which is why it's very important for us to have that space within Twitch.
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The_Dole_Whip commented
As an ally to the Transgender community and as someone who's a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, I would love to see a Trans tag in Twitch to improve browsing, filtering, and searching! Now, more than ever, it is critical that transgender people are able to discover each other and lift each other up while we lift transgender streamers up with them. Please make this ASAP!
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The_ArchOne commented
Its a Shame this Post has been out for a year.. and Today is Trans Visibility day! It would be nice to finally be able to watch my Brothers and Sisters as they stream rather than scrolling through "Lgbtqia+" as it is such a large tag! I'm hoping they Finally give the Recognition to them!
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the_donkeh commented
Trans day of visibility, and instead of being happy and celebrating, I'm wondering why Twitch STILL refuses to see us. After all this time, and countless unanswered posts - we're STILL WAITING for a response.
You implement tons of things with far less votes than this, which is THE MOST VOTED ON TOPIC ON USERVOICE. You're clearly just ignoring us. We don't need your attempts to "get it right". Add the tag and you'll have gotten it right. Simple as that. Get your **** together and add the tag. Your silence speaks absolute volumes as to your values and priorities as a company. Disgusting.
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Cobie commented
Twitch has failed to recognise and celebrate trans streamers today on Trans Day of Visibility. Your silence is incredibly disappointing and shameful. You continue to work on features which are not nearly as requested as this one, while ignoring the voices that tell you how incredibly important and supportive a trans tag would be. Make this happen, Twitch. The Trans community should be celebrating today, the least you can do is recognise them.
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Z0pher commented
Please make this happen. It's been two years since the original request, and the need for a trans tag is just as great as ever. It would be such a simple thing to do.
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MarsStyleTV commented
This should not have to be a debate, there should be a tag for trans people to find other trans content creators easily, without having to go through the LGBTQA+ tag. Come on Twitch!!
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LevyGWolf commented
*waits for it to happen*
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canchuckdyz commented
On today of all days, Twitch should FINALLY take the step to recognize trans streamers and create a trans tag. It’s literally the bare minimum y’all could do.
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gachabasta commented
happy trans day of visibility, cool to see we still can't be visible on twitch! cool website, guys. (: