The idea that abortion rights, LGBTQIA+ topics, and other mentioned topics should be flagged and have a warning about them is absurd.

Hiding behind the “different cultures” and “different countries” excuse is even more so. Twitch’s current mandate would be considered discrimination by law in my country.

Moreover, given that twitch is run out of California and their law bans discrimination on the basis of gender Identity and sexuality, forcing LGBTQIA+ users to operate under these flags may very well open twitch up to a lawsuit. Everywhere from the state level to internationally.

Twitch has shown to have front page LGBTQIA+ streamers every pride month, it’s been made clear in the past that twitch will not allow individuals who have content warnings to have front page access.

The fact of the matter is that gay and queer people exist, and the idea of arguing against or debating their rights is hate speech. In many countries this is also by law.

Labeling the the discussion of difficulties that women, LGBTQIA+, and disabled individuals struggle with every day a “sensitive political topic” is especially discriminatory. Especially when labeling other similar issues for non-stigmatized populations, such as fathers being treated unfavourably in child-care, or in court regarding child custody, is not.

Even direct parallels exist.
By these rulings twitch is actively discriminating by requiring a flag for talking about the suicide rates of LGBTQIA+ individuals and their causes, but not for the suicide rates in men and their respective cause.

This is a legally and morally dubious stance and it should be reversed immediately.

Censoring queer identity is bigotry.

Being LGBTQ+ is only a sensitive issue to those who want us LGBTQ+ people eradicated from society (a thing that was ACTUALLY SAID in public before by certain politicians). We don't cater to people who wish for genocide in other ways. Why start here?

if people are uneasy with queer people living their lives, maybe they should just deal with it. my identity is my political.

My existence as a trans person is not political, nor an ideology. The silencing of my existence only serves the hateful.

I have spent the past 32 years having my mere existence, as a gay man, turned into a "sensitive topic." Furthermore, your rule lets others spread hateful lies about gay men like me while silencing me, taking my ability to defend myself away from me. Which is what all of these, "Don't Say Gay," laws and rules are really designed to do. Furthermore, we don't forget, and we don't easily forgive. We LGBT+ will eventually find another place for ourselves, and we'll leave you en-masse.

Absolutely shameful that this exists in the first place. Fix this, Twitch!

Being queer, an immigrant, or fighting for reproductive and equal rights is not a sensitive social issue. The only people that see it that way are the bigots and we, as a society, should not be catering to their whims.

our existence is not political!!

This is awful. I am not a sensitive subject, my life is not something that should be censored. This policy needs to be removed immediately.

Classifying queer existence as a "sensitive social issue" is pandering to bigots. It is forcing queer streamers into a digital closet. God forbid a queer streamer might want to talk about issues they're facing. Some puritanical **** might hear about it and feel the slightest twinge of whatever vestigial emotion passes for guilt inside them, and then they'd whine and scream about it and that would look bad for Papa Amazon.

Forget that. Protect queer streamers.

My existence is not political.

I am a queer content creator on twitch and consumer. I am not a sensitive subject for existing! We have always existed and will always exist. This is clearly an effort to silence us and erase us by putting pressure on the government and unfairly labeling us as dangerous to children for just existing. Fun fact! The nazis went after queer people first before they went after religious and racial minorities. Do you want to be the same as them? Because kowtowing to the demands of bigots who label me and the content i create as politically sensitive is exactly what led to nazis and hate groups rise to power and influence. Learn history, avoid repeating it, leave LGBTQ+ content and content creators alone. Have a ******* spine and stick up to bullies or we will simply take our business and money elsewhere.

I'm not a sensitive topic, and this content classification is hatred towards me and so many others at it's finest. Repeal this immediately! I can't believe the cruelty of launching this right before a major election that threatens the rights and safety of so many. This has to be illegal too given we are a protected class. I can't believe you would even consider this a remotely okay option. Get it together, twitch!

My identity and existence are not a political issue nor a sensitive social issue. If I want to casually talk about my transition or any other aspect of my day to day life related to it on stream, I won't be tagging it as "sensitive social issues".
Reproductive rights are common sense. Immigrants are not an issue. Please do better.

My existence is a fact, not a political debate.

This remaining will only cause further decline. See all the other comments and the vote number and you'll see why.

As a content creator & streamer who makes my living on platforms like Tiktok and Twitch, if this policy goes into effect, I will have to reconsider whether I continue to stream here. While I need the income, this policy would make the platform tangibly less safe for me and for a large portion of my audience.

My friends' existence is not a political issue.

This rule is shameful and further stigmatizes queer people and cis women. It is shameful that twitch would rather enable and enbolden bigotry and discrimination rather than protect those groups being discriminated against. This rule bullet point is twitch cementing xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia and misogyny on its platform.