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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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  • OdysseyEurobeat commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a trans performing musician and Vtuber, I often get questions about performing/touring in various cities, states, and countries, including those in which simply existing as a trans person is punished or banned. Explaining this to my audience will now have my content labeled with the same context as war and national security, and have my stream's reach decimated.

    Twitch is now actively hostile towards TWO groups in which I happen to exist. Thanks for that. 🙃
  • a_lady_luna commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not up for debate. I should be able to live my life like the rest of y'all, I'm not hurting a **** flie with this. If you do not agree to me living a live I wan't to live, a life that's worth living, a life of happiness and love; you should be the one to be censored. You are the problem, not me, not us.
  • dagonday666 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm going to assume that people like twitch meant well and they implicated these policies I'm sure they were just trying to stop hate speech towards LGBTQ which it has done to an extent but this causes way more problems like you essentially made it illegal for trans people to talk about themselves along with others it should not be controversial to say “hey I like men or hey I'm a woman” and especially should be compared to war crimes i'm sure this was done with good intent i think it just had way too many downsides

  • CanisRufusUK commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQ+ people exist. This is a fact and a part of normal life. It is not a sensitive issue nor something that should be hidden to appease intolerant bigots. This is the usual dangerous and appalling first step in victimising LGBTQ+ people that has played out many times in many places and puts Twitch firmly on the wrong side of history and morality.

  • tanukivibes commented  ·   ·  Report

    Just.... No... This is a step backwards frfr
  • PonderaTheRadioAngel commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. I'm not a pervert, a mutant, a deviant, or a threat to society. I'm just a content creator, and I just want to live. Please don't make that simple desire harder, and don't encourage people who want to take my freedom away because they don't believe I'm worthy of having it. Thank you for taking the time to read this

  • SparkyTheChu150 commented  ·   ·  Report

    This feels like such a backwards implementation. I'd understand if the content itself of a stream had actual sensitive issues being talked about, but to be merely of the "wrong" category of people and getting this "sensitive social issues" label slapped on you ?

    I don't think I have to explain why it's...pretty stupid, at the very least.
  • Kinetic_Gibbon commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a trans person, this part of the guidelines has me very worried that they could be used to harass and silence queer streamers
  • kiracursa commented  ·   ·  Report

    This PR speak isn’t fooling anyone, and saying you’re ok with erasing the voices of women and LGBTQIA folks isn’t just reprehensible, it’s also bad for business. Y’all are making this world worse and harder for people who are already struggling to have basic rights and liberties, and we won’t forget.
  • victory_f66 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am not a controversy, I am not a tragedy, I am a human being. It is an insult to say as much, which is exactly what this says.
  • oathboundFamiliar commented  ·   ·  Report

    I refuse to mark my stream as "sensitive" for the alleged crime of talking about my identity.
  • ProudBlahaj commented  ·   ·  Report

    I may be fully pre-transition but I do not deserve to be labeled as explicit if I want to talk in detail ABOUT MY LIFE
  • JayRed_0 commented  ·   ·  Report

    No I don't support institutionalised queer and transphobia.
  • Apathetic_Twitch commented  ·   ·  Report

    I've been an ally for years, recently discovered my own queer identity, Twitch cannot say my and others are controversial because they exist and yet do nothing about the toxic environment some of their partnered streamers have created with hate and misinformation.

  • Junip3rSn0w commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a metaphorical scarlet letter, and a target painted on every queer person's back, at a time where we ALREADY have targets painted on our backs by sociopathic fascists. Good job siding with fascism, Twitch. Couldn't expect any ******* different from a corporation.
  • Kyuubi_the_Orca commented  ·   ·  Report

    ive been considering leaving twitch for some time now and as a trans streamer this is the final nail in the coffin if this stays in im just nuking my account for good at this point it sucks but twitch is very quickly not becoming safe for anyone that isnt a straight white person or dosnt make them lots of money
  • MissfitRaven commented  ·   ·  Report

    You cannot tell me that speaking of my every day existence is somehow controversial. LGBTQIA+ Rights are human rights.
  • Datflyincat commented  ·   ·  Report

    I exist. I'm trans. Shouldn't be a "topic", just my existence.

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