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Remove "sensitive social issues" bullet point.

Twitch should remove the "sensitive social issues" clause from Article VII of its Content Classification Guidelines. LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and reproductive rights are NOT "sensitive social issues", they are common sense issues, where one side simply wants their liberties intact. The controversy is entirely on the other side of the argument the involves taking those liberties away.

Especially as it pertains to LGBTQ+ individuals, the notion that the discussion of their very existence is political is absolute nonsense. These people should be allowed to discuss the issues affecting them without being set behind some kind of "explicit content" label. This is a slippery slope that begins with people automatically labeling non-heteronormative lives and content as "deviant" or "degenerate", especially by grossly bad actors who want to be edgy.

Remove the final bullet point from Article VII.
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ADameNamedAmy shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
Closed  ·  AdminTwitchSupport (Admin, Twitch) responded  · 

Thank you for raising this. We’ve just posted a Tweet addressing these concerns.

You don’t need to label your stream with the new Politics & Sensitive Social Issues CCL if you are sharing your lived experience. Intermittent mentions of politics, politicians, or sensitive social issues also do not require the Politics and Sensitive Social Issues label. We apologize for not communicating this well initially.

If you are an LGBTQ+ streamer, for example, you do not need this label when talking about your lived experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. We’ve added clarifying language to the Content Classification Guidelines to better express this.
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  • Anya_SilverVT commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not only is this dangerous, it effectively paints a target on marginalized folks. LGBTQ+ folks already get hate raided enough, now we can also,
    1: not receive as revenue bcuz advertising doesn't wanna ad next to "the gays"
    2: get "debated" by debate bros, ie, fascists etc
    3: MORE slurs thrown at us.

    But hey, we got twitch pride guild right :D (no hate to the pride guild, they're amazing I just think it's a slap in the face to make a pride guild then do this)
  • Shadowassasin908 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My identity and right to freedoms aren't a political topic. My right to live and be myself isn't a political topic. Labeling it as such is disrespectful and harmful.
  • TheTrueAgent8 commented  ·   ·  Report

    We're people not politics! Let us be ourselves without it being controversial!
  • an0bserver commented  ·   ·  Report

    guess i wont be streaming until if/when twitch walks this back. i dont want to have to walk the line between being forcibly labelled as a "political and sensitive topic" for being born wrong in twitch's eyes, and getting banned every stream for arrantly mentioning things that happen in my life.
  • Cugsly commented  ·   ·  Report

    My identity isn’t a “sensitive social issue”
  • LapisStars commented  ·   ·  Report

    This policy isn't just bad. It's illegal in countries like Canada.
  • VixenVampiya commented  ·   ·  Report

    My friend is drunk right now and even we think this is stupid!

    EDIT: They're sober now and we STILL think this is stupid!
  • DrearyOrca commented  ·   ·  Report

    What the ****? Who thought any of that was a good idea?

  • dalethegoose commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm drunk as **** right now and I think it's stupid as **** right now, and my friend is recording me ranting about that **** right now with my slurred voiced and moaning like crazy
  • shiararose commented  ·   ·  Report

    I was not aware that living is controversial. Twitch mate, you do be drunk
  • cosmic_rem commented  ·   ·  Report

    I - like many whose very existence is up to be flagged as "sensitive" by these guidelines - am simply existing in my silly little corner. I fail to comprehend how that's of comparable severity or controversy to straight-up war.
  • TheNextAlex commented  ·   ·  Report

    Othering groups in the minority will bring nothing but harm to them.

  • BrodoKamen commented  ·   ·  Report

    Human rights is for everyone, this isn't a sensitive topic, it's only sensitive to those who wish to oppress those rights.
  • Chaotic_5ky commented  ·   ·  Report

    My identity and sexuality are not political. This is nothing more than a disgusting move by twitch to try to benefit their bottom line at the expense of queer people on their platform. They bend a knee to bigots and step on queer folk in the process, do better twitch.
  • sl33py_fr0g_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    Question for twitch... are you drunk? are you high? have you taken the drugs? do we need to call Super Mario from the Super Mario Brothers Super Show? cuz you're being a total Dingus right now! what the flip!?
  • Tommaniacal commented  ·   ·  Report

    Humans having human rights is not a sensitive topic
  • Vent_card commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is extremely discriminatory against any and all users and creators on Twitch who are non-heteronormative or cisgender. This should not be a policy, especially not with the homophobic and transphobic rhetoric that so many other content creators are openly allowed to espouse.
  • toxicklildreamer commented  ·   ·  Report

    the wording is too broad to be considered respectful of the userbase, needs a rewrite at absolute minimum.
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