Dear Twitch,

My existence as a trans person is not inherently political. Being able to express who I am, alongside others in my community, is a fundamental aspect of living authentically. My identity, just like anyone else's, should not be subject to debate or scrutiny simply for existing.

It’s inappropriate and unjust to flag content related to trans identity as if it were inherently controversial or offensive. This creates a hostile environment where merely being ourselves is seen as "inappropriate" or "political," when in fact, we’re simply sharing our experiences, our perspectives, and our lives.

Content moderation should focus on truly harmful material—not on silencing marginalized communities. Flagging our content, whether intentionally or out of misguided caution, denies us the same freedoms granted to others and further isolates us. We deserve the right to exist and participate freely in our spaces without the looming threat of erasure or censorship. This isn’t a demand for special treatment; it’s a call for fairness and respect.

I hope your policy team strongly considers the ramifications of this policy, and reconsiders its implementation.

Ah yes, my existence is purely a political talking point that can upset people and drive down profits, nothing more. I'm definitely not a HUMAN with unique experiences like others that would like to share those experiences and normalize being themselves! No, that would be preposterous...

Hiding people that exist on the internet? Really? That is the stupidest thing.

as a trans woman i need to stand up for my right to exist, this is descosting to me and all minorities that existents are "pollical" so fix this

Those of us in the LGBTQ+ sphere simply exist, we shouldn't require a warning label for that. Our right to exist should not be considered a 'sensitive' or 'political' issue. We are people. Our existence is not explicit or sensitive. We're just people. The sensitive social issues bullet point is dangerous, enormously dangerous to us, and to many other people who similarly...just exist and are being targeted. It can and will be abused by people targeting communities in harmful ways.

Stating that the existence of humans are an inherently political issue available for "controversial discussion" is simply ridiculous. By making topics controversial you are opposing the normalization of certain folks existing within our society. This action is as well giving credence to the current witchhunt to demonize and dehumanize real people in order to create a smokescreen over actual important global problems in society. Human rights simply put are not political, and discussions as well as providing information about your every day life and struggles are not controversial either. This a blatant censorship over an entire group of humans.

Respect existence or expect resistance.

MY RIGHT TO EXIST, as a gay man should not be inherently political. This is APPALLING

Marking streamers as frequently discussing LGBT+ has disturbing parallels with the Pink Triangles. Please, for the love of humanity, do not place a literal flag on LGBT+ people discussing their lives.

Shame on Twitch, though can't claim I expected better! >:(

OK, part of me understands where this is coming from, it's trying to stop the people that are hostile to "human rights means every human gets human rights" from discussing these issues.
But you can't do it this way. This way leads to exactly what those kind of people want, namely "Anticipatory Compliance".
Anticipatory compliance is a horrible thing, and I'll tell you why:
It is exactly how the worst kind of people seize power. These kind of people are the same sort that the US fought so valiantly against during WWII, the kind that implemented a way to literally determine someone's demographic and choose to eliminate them from this plane of existence or not based on that demographic alone.
It is Anticipatory, because people in positions of power comply IN ADVANCE, BEFORE the nasty people ask the things they might or might not have asked for, by people who are scared that the nasty people will negatively impact their lives if they do not comply.
However, by complying in advance, the task of deciding how much power to obtain is taken out of the hands of the nasty people, AMPLIFIED enormously, because people know about this sort of nasty person, and will just imagine the worst possible thing they can do, and comply with THAT rather than whatever they were actually going to ask for.
Were I aware of ways to speak to actual policymakers face-to-face on this issue, I would find a way to work the travel expenses into my extremely tight budget, I would give up food and/or needed medicines on some days to afford such travel, I am so uncomfortable with my message not being heard that I will endure great distress simply to be heard. This is not intended as a threat, I intend no harm to anyone, and I am fully capable of speaking civilly on such matters, so I hope my intent is not misinterpreted.
However, as an Asexual, (the A in LGBTQIA), I will not tolerate this language being left in Article VII as it is.
It impacts me directly, and would prevent me from being seen by wider audiences were I to begin streaming, which goes directly contrary to Twitch's supposed support of LGBTQIA+ streamers.
I will not sit idly by while my very existence is politicized, or censored to prevent it from being politicized.
There is only one group that is trying to politicize my existence, the rest of the world just wants to live it's life in peace, as do I.
My guiding principle in all things in life is this: The only thing that is intolerable, is intolerance itself. And to my mind, this language in Article VII interprets as "very intolerant of people like me".

Silencing common sense issues by labeling them as sensitive social issues is a quickfire way to get everyone off your platform.

That final bullet point includes everyone on the planet - except for anyone who knows without a doubt that their gender is what they were told from birth, anyone whose their orientation is exactly what their local community tells them it should be, or anyone who is playing a game that isn't LGBTQ+ inclusive.

Their idea of "sensitive" content is, objectively, ridiculous. Subjectively, some people may feel it's warranted or think they need a safe space away from people who are comfortable with others not being like them... but that's subjective speaking.

Objectively ridiculous.

I mean, what's to be said that hasn't already been? Our existance is not up for debate, and talking about trans issue isn't akin to talking about active warzones, like what the actual ****?

You have got to be joking. This is ridiculous. This needs to have been removed *yesterday*.

its ridiculous theres even a need to vote against such a stupid rule.

Even though I discuss topics from which already requires me to label my channel, I didn't know my own identity had to be another warning.

This is insulting. Of course the big boss is now following the hate train & forcing these types of rules for his workers to abide.

No longer subbing to any streamer. This company is nothing without the people who pay for it to run in the first place.

This is sad and disappointing that the lgbt+ community is getting treated like this

Ridiculous requirement that will only be abused by bad actors.

The existence of LGBTQ+ people are NOT political.

Our existence is NOT the same level as riots.

Our existence is NOT the same level as WARS.

this is ridiculous.

Straight Cis Millionaire moment