Peoples existence should not be political

My fondest hopes that Twitch was merely ignorant in its implementation here, and that they did not truly intend to blame the victim of discrimination for being discriminated against.

Twitch,

My existence as a pansexual woman with she/they pronouns is not a ‘political’ topic and having me put a special tag on stream because I talk about my experiences is harmful and puts me and all other LGBTQ+ individuals and women at risk. This also puts POC individuals at risk. You are putting a massive target on all of us. Your wording is also too broad and causes many issues, I understand political conversations needing to be tagged, but my existence isn’t a ‘sensitive’ topic. I live my life everyday as a pansexual woman, it doesn’t affect anyone else. This could also be considered discrimination considering the fact that anyone who tags their stream with something gets less reach on Twitch and are less likely to get brand deals/sponsors. You let hateful people stay on your app, people who SOMEHOW are partner, but people who push for inclusivity in the space are now being pushed out? This needs to be fixed, immediately.

Hold on, so my existance, experiences, and life are sensitive political issues on par with literal violent military issues?

This is so ******* stupid and goes wayy to **** far.

I could see a "Current Events" tag being useful, but "Controversial"? That is, at best, an overtly hostile tone to take for a platform that's trying to come off as neutral. But this goes further still, it removes peoples ability to talk about, or even advocate for themselves. This is not even simply anti-LGBTQ+, it easily be extended to other aspects of a person's life. It is Anti-Human, plain and simple.

We exist. We will not be silenced.

As a transgender woman, I speak at length about my life experiences & how the politicization of my existence has intertwined with legislation & how it's impacted my life. I had to flee my home state for fear of my own safety due to the aforementioned legislation, & Vtubing has done wonders for my mental health since then. This decision by Twitch would have terrible consequences for myself & my community, as not only would it set a bad precedent in a time where we're already fighting to be seen as people, but it would also make it easier for bigots to find us & subject us to hate raids or flag our channels with fraudulent claims of violations enmasse. I hope that you can see reason & will remove this addition to your TOS. My existence is not political.

Did twitch even think about the implication of the LGBTQ+ part? like if we even remotely spin it to say bipoc it is instantly extremely racist, but somehow because a person is, gay/lesbian/bi/trans/queer/asexual... it is okay to effectively silence them? I guess we'll just have to mark every stream next year as cis straight while male and non cis straight white male.

My existence is not a political point, it is real. Remove this immediately.

People existing is sensitive content but hot-tub streams aren’t? How many degrees of backwards is this?

Labeling my literal existence as a SOCIAL ISSUE is outright ridiculous. Let people live how they want if it's not harming others. If me simply living is an "issue" on the same level as war, that's a far more harmful stance than the ones you're censoring.

Straight up existing is inherently political to some.

******* vile.

- two races: white, and sensitive political issues;
- two sexualities: straight, and sensitive political issues;
- two nationalities: "from here", and sensitive political issues;
- two statuses of reproductive rights: having someone else having non consensual control over your own body, and sensitive political issues;
- two genders: male, and sensitive political issues, and you can be cis, or you can be sensitive political issues;

but hey, at least, depending on where you live, you can say that voting exists, right?

i'm not able to find a good-faith justification for any of this.

This is not okay Twitch, trans/queer creators are not a "sensitive social issue".

So as soon as my stream starts, and If I'm involved in it at any point. Because I'm LBGTQIA, I then have to label my stream with it. Because sadly, to bad actors my whole existance is political.

It's political when I brush my teeth, go to sleep, wake up, sign onto twitch to play video games because my existance is, sadly, political.

Honestly it feels with all the other ways twitch has tried to deal (Or not deal) with stuff over the years I really can't tell if this is intentional maliciousness, or gross incompetence.

Imagine silencing people that wishes to be seen. Why is Twitch doing this? Bad decisions after bad decisions. This is the worst I've ever seen.

Trans people cannot turn off our identities, we are simply trans all the time. That this is a "sensitive social issue" and our right to exist is up for debate is not our fault and should not be used to target us. Take a stance against bigotry and protect trans people.

My existence is not a 'sensitive social issue' save for *fragile* individuals who refuse to accept that, yes, I am a real person.

It is sad to see that Twitch felt this was a 'wise' course of action, and augurs poorly for the direction of the platform if this continues.

I shouldn't have to fight for my right to exist.
My existence is not political.
**** twitch, this should have never been a clause, and it should be removed.

Even if streamers mentioning LGBT+ subjects from time to time would need to have other tag (for example simple #LGBTQ-Topics) then you would force any member of LGBTQ community to be an activist and some might not want or don't feel competent enough to be labeled as an activist.

This approach risks marginalizing LGBTQ+ voices by implying their lives require special caution to discuss.