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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Macktronic commented
If you have time today folks, reach out to tech media about the continued silence from twitch:
https://arstechnica.com/contact-us/
https://www.wired.com/about/feedback/
https://www.theverge.com/contact-the-verge
https://techcrunch.com/pages/contact-us/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/contact
https://www.gamersnexus.net/supportgn/1200-contact-us
https://kotaku.com/how-to-share-information-with-kotaku-1679800733
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sunsetsoup commented
Please add this!! I know so many people would benefit and feel welcomed by it. It's a small addition on your part, but it could mean a ton to trans creators and the people who want to find people in the space to relate and look up to.
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BabblingGoat commented
Why is this taking so long? :)
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DannTheMan commented
Such a minor addition that would greatly benefit a massive group of people, what's the hold up?
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Joranutang commented
add this!!
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StarAtly commented
Hey Twitch why's it taking 2 years to add a single tag? Surely it should not take that long. Hurry up please! :)
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kmenzel commented
Genuinely what's the hold up? Like, I'm curious as to what the process is that means it takes years to add what at least should be a single new database record? Hopefully this gets moved on today but gosh it... Seems like a change this minor with this much support maybe shouldn't have to wait for a day of visibility?
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JoeyWh1te commented
You’re happy to take revenue made through our streams, you’re happy to faux inclusion yet you deny a simple tag because *checks notes* abuse may rise. You’re penalising us because your platform fails to adequately deal with abusive users. We wish to be able to support each other, and provide stronger communities and support networks for each other. The LGBTQIA+ tag does not guarantee us that opportunity given that a number of LGB people, and subsequently streamers, are actively anti-trans.
Your silence speaks far louder than you may imagine. We are tired and fed up of being ignored, our voices dampened for that of those who don’t have lived experiences of being trans or gender diverse.
Words are hollow. It is time for some long overdue action Twitch.
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ArchyVision commented
Hi hello, add a trans tag so we can better support Trans streamers. This would be very cool.
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ohthatnatalie commented
it's been two years since this tag was requested, and six months since your last "update". the trans community WANTS this tag, why does this need to be complicated? this tag is an easy way for trans streamers to find each other, and build communities that are the lifeblood of twitch. this is an easy win for you, i don't understand why you are dragging your heels.
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ezz_Breezy commented
Please add a trans tag. If someone doesn't want to self identify then they don't have to use this tag. But I think it's a great way to have their voice heard. Trans people will get attacked no matter what they do but I think they should be given the choice so they can help find other people with the same experiences as them. We should focus on banning people who are attacking the trans community, not giving them this power to silence them.
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HenryCatLady commented
Hey Twitch, it's taken quite a long time to consider this. You say you haven't forgotten us but the last "update" was in October. Has this moved into ignoring us or what? We just want a tag to better represent this part of the community. And to be honest, any communication on this would be better than silence. Why is so much deliberation necessary? What issues do you see arising from this change? Is there any plan in place that leads to enacting this tag? What are those steps? LITERALLY ANYTHING. On top of all that it is International Transgender Day of Visibility so if there was ever a time to say SOMETHING, I think today would be a good choice.
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Dorothy_GaleForce commented
Some of the best streamers are Trans. We need to support them and make their voices heard.
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ChristmasRifle commented
Please add a Trans tag <3 The support from Twitch would mean the world
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OhHeckItsRJ commented
Trans people deserve to be able to easily find each other on a big space like Twitch where there are so many beautiful people active, they need to be recognized and be easy findable for everyone who wants that, support your trans community and trans streamers Twitch
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infantinoduck commented
Trans people deserve an easy way to find trans communities
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Tavi_the_Wolfess commented
Hey, hey you! Twitch peoples! You told us back in October of 2020 that you were "taking all of our feedback into consideration". Well, all of our feed back is that we'd like a **** trans tag because it will help us better network with other trans people so we can look out for each other. That's been our feedback for several years now! It's Trans Day of Visibility 2021 now! Don't you think it'd be a really, really nice gesture of you to do the ONE thing we've consistently been asking for, and give us a Trans tag?
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JamieDaggers commented
As a trans woman who is just starting to stream, I would love having an opportunity to not only represent myself, but be able to demonstrate to others that my stream is a welcoming space for people like me. This is a simple yet highly impactful way Twitch could support trans folks especially during a time of such legislative aggression towards us.
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imRioBop commented
Hey Twitch, it's Trans Day of Visibility and we're still waiting for a tag. It's a simple fix that would mean a whole lot to our Trans siblings.
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Mxiety commented
Really would be wonderful if the trans community received action on their request today.