Being myself is not a sensitive topic.

Twitch is showing pure discrimination with this.

this is ******* stupid. Queer people are not political, we are just ******* people

A person's existence isn't a political topic. Remove this bullet point.

Unless you also block discussion of cisgender heterosexual topics then it is blatantly discriminatory.

In a statement released today, the CEO said "Twitch is, and will always be, about belonging." How can you feel like you belong when you're told your existence and rights are a "sensitive social issue"? That you need to be flagged to be able to talk about your experiences or the struggles you face daily? This is harmful, short-sighted, and highly abusable by bad actors. You shouldn't need a label to say trans rights.

Incredibly foolish decision on Twitch's part - they need to remove that bullet point ASAP.

being different from you doesn't mean i'm suddenly a political topic. please remove this.

Can we please just give LGBTQ+ individuals some room instead of labeling them as political commentators for talking about themselves?

Tell me to go eff myself next time instead of acting like you support qieer people and then wanting to ban them discussing their existence

The only "political" thing about these things are the people trying to make it political while they're trying to strip our rights away.

I don't think I'm alone in saying that Twitch and other online spaces are a safe place for LGBTQ+ folks, and people of other marginalized groups, to come together as a community and find people like them, to see that the way they are is okay and valid. Not allowing the space and freedom to talk about people's identity like this is shameful censorship. Please reconsider. We exist, always have and always will. Censoring these topics lets bigoted behavior win.

The fact that this was even added shows a ridiculous lack of sensitivity to a major part of the user base, both creator and viewers. Please stop trying to muzzle already at risk minority groups and instead embrace discussion and promote acceptance. Remove this patently misguided bullet point.

Being told that discussion of my life is a "sensitive social issue" that I need to flag on my profile is beyond ridiculous. My friends, family, and community should not have to label themselves because Twitch sees their very existence as some kind of political statement.

i genuinely can not believe you’d put out such an insensitive and stupid tos change. do you all not see how this will be weaponized against minority creators for mass reporting to get us taken off the platform, to silence us? our existence is not political just for living our lives, sharing our experiences, and creating safe spaces for others like us. as a queer creator, i’m deeply disappointed in this platform. do better

As a queer, future creator on Twitch, this is the kind of things that drive users off the platform.

Since the pandemic, livestreaming sites such as Twitch have gained a massive influx of both new streamers and content creators, but also new audience members, many of whom are either LGBTQ+ or a supporter of queer issues.

We are not "sensitive subject matter", we're people who contribute to the service daily, who connect with our fellow queers on a platform which allows us direct communication and community.

Our right to exist is already teetering on the edge of being null and void in America with the election on the horizon, and with one of the candidates making it objectively clear he will try to erase as many minorities as he can, this kind of clause is only going to normalize what could lie ahead.

Respect queer existence or expect queer resistance.

I am a disabled streamer with a medical condition that affects my reproductive organs. This clause means I cannot be open about my health nor advocate for others with my condition.

The LGBT+ part also makes no sense. Gay people aren't political. How is my very existence somehow a sensitive topic as someone who is nonbinary? I'm not harassing people who are cisgender or straight. I'm just existing. If I talk about my girlfriend on stream, does that automatically make my stream "sensitive social issues"? What about talking about my friends' weddings? Or famous LGBT+ artists like Chappell Roan or Lil Nas X? Do you have ANY idea of how many content creators on Twitch are LGBT+? What about streamers who are trans or gender non-conforming like F1NN5TER?

This policy is poorly thought out and will likely be weaponized against minority streamers similarly to the selective application of the clothing policies in regards to vtubers. Is the goal to remove as many streamers from the platform as possible? That's what it seems like from my perspective.

LGBT rights are human rights. Human rights are not political issues. We should be allowed to speak on our lives, experiences and the journeys we are on.

Not sure why Twitch wants to alienate people and thereby get less views and less revenue. Not only is this discriminatory, it's also bad business. Forcibly politicizing people's existences and making them label themselves or censor themselves will leave to them eventually leaving to find a better platform, taking their viewers (and money) with them. That's a ridiculous move to make as a business. Who thought this up?

Humans rights are not a political statement. People trying to exist is not political.

this is one of the stupidest things you've ever tried to pass in the history of your stupid site.