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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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  • princessjulieta commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being Trans is just who you are. So that makes you a person just living their life. So no need for labeling them as political and social issues.
  • toptortoise commented  ·   ·  Report

    Absolutely nuts that a fundamental part of my existence is something they feel comfortable regulating.
  • PraetorKyiv1 commented  ·   ·  Report

    People who think any LGBTQ+ content as "Adult Content" keep acting like being queer is sexual in nature. It always stems back to viewing us as deviants or abnormal. We could just be standing on the side walk but people will still view us in a sexual context all the time and it is wrong. We aren't the issue. They are.
  • croptop___ commented  ·   ·  Report

    Oh sorry, I didn't realize existing was a "sensitive social issues"
    Is that the case for everyone?
    Oh it's not?
  • sauin23 commented  ·   ·  Report

    just because groups of people keep trying to politicize LGBTQ+ topics in incredibly awful and hostile ways in order to demonize them, so they can avoid doing things like come up with coherent policy or cleaning their room, doesn't mean you have to cater to these groups of people.

    i don't agree with this tag in its entirety but especially this specific issue. i think instead of twitch making moves to appease these weird bigots these people need to just, pardon my language, grow the **** up and live in the real world for like two seconds.
  • demidevl commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQ people are just people living their lives, not a "political topic" that is up for debate. My existence is not a "sensitive social issue."
  • rotoodle commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is so incredibly stupid and no one should be giving in to a bunch of scared conservatives who think LGBTQ+ topics are "political" and "adult". All they are actually doing is harming more people. To give into this notion is truly abhorrent.
  • stargrrl__ commented  ·   ·  Report

    this is so bad. please dont do thiss !!
  • MaxWattage commented  ·   ·  Report

    My very existence is not a political issue or a controversial ideology that requires censorship or flagging. Reducing me to a "sensitive social issue" is dehumanising and unacceptable.
    Tagging all social interaction end education by and for Trans people is simply playing into the hands of those who would wish us to be exterminated.
    The "sensitive social issues" bullet point is just a Pink Triangle for the modern age. Don't make us wear it.
  • meltedangels commented  ·   ·  Report

    my existence is not political or a "sensitive social issue"!

  • shadows_and_science commented  ·   ·  Report

    People's lives are not political issues, and should not be treated as such. People should be allowed to live as and express who they are.
    Furthermore, knowing how certain people on the internet can be, I guarantee that LGBTQ+ people being forced to label their streams as having LGBTQ+ content will invariably lead to more harrassment and hatred being sent their way.
    For the sake of everyone's safety, as well as just basic human decency, this point should not be included in Twitch's Content Guidelines.
  • kadenkilljoy commented  ·   ·  Report

    Don't say gay bill in 2024? More likely than you think.

  • DerrWalker commented  ·   ·  Report

    ham die von Twitch aweng Lack gesoffen?
  • ClementNerma commented  ·   ·  Report

    Do you remember the last time we decided to differentiate LGBT+ people using a little symbol? I don't know, something like a little rose triangle? Just think about it.
  • 2ndRateAssassin commented  ·   ·  Report

    A persons gender identity or sexual orientation is not controversial or a political topic. Please remove this harmful and absurd policy.

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