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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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  • Bitsies commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not political. I am who I am and you will not force me to label myself in any way.
  • KuroMewsagi commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a political statement, I am a *human* living *human experiences*
  • skye__42 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not up for debate; let us live in peace
  • ally_the_wimpy_bear commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a a massive media outlet. Keeping this clearly bigoted and ignorant outline is not only a form of censorship, but also a horrible from a business perspective. The lgbtq+ makes up a large percentage of users and to blatantly attack them like this is just going to cause a massive drop in both creators and viewers.

  • SophieThePirateFairy commented  ·   ·  Report

    I'm just trans and exist: why the **** do I have too label my EXISTANCE as EXPLICIT?!!!
  • markustheneco commented  ·   ·  Report

    so you all now think being anything other then a white straight person makes you a sensitive subject matter are you not aware of how Racist that is I am now wondering if Twitch is no longer safe for anyone that is not white and straight
  • kresteel commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being human is not controversial

  • Flair86_ commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a “sensitive issue”

  • RaskaTheSlaanesh commented  ·   ·  Report

    are we going back to the pink triangles? To "identify the gays"?
  • 0alto0 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a controversy. STOP trying to make it one.
  • WispofWater commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am a human, not a controversy. My very life being seen as “controversial” is gross queer-phobia on Twitch’s end. Didn’t expect better from Amazon, the company who made their workers **** in bottles.

  • CatChOwO commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch making this a "sensitive social issue" is ridiculous, the very existence of some people shouldn't be deemed sensitive in the slightest. Some incredibly fragile bigots that must be making such rules
  • jagtherabbit commented  ·   ·  Report

    Who thought this was even remotely a good idea????
  • the_bongmaster commented  ·   ·  Report

    Gender is NOT political. the Scum Targeting people of Gender and Ethnicity that isnt "CIS White Male" are just trying to make it political to try and legitimize their hate.

    Stop trying to make people targeted by Hate groups a "Sensitive Social Issue" they are NOT and you need to remove this stupid requirement IMMEDIATELY.
  • tufo0 commented  ·   ·  Report

    My gender identity is definitely not a controversy.
  • goddesses72 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am tempted to leave the platform over this moral failure. I encourage others with the same disgust to do the same.

  • hailbuppy commented  ·   ·  Report

    I can't believe human rights issues are being deemed controversial.

  • pndaMobby commented  ·   ·  Report

    People's lives and experiences aren't and shouldn't be political. If this doesn't get changed, they might as well ban talking about anything like going to the park or eating a burger.
  • GreenApe_Dta14 commented  ·   ·  Report

    I legitimately don't think equating social issues to the discussion of international tragedies and war is at all realistic and could alienate anyone who speaks about their experiences as a minority in passing. It doesn't matter if you're POC or LGBT, this policy applies to them speaking to their experiences despite them not being a political channel.
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