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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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  • human_collector0 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Sorry that your investors don't like it but communities have to talk about "sensitive social issues" especially if they live them. The investors can retreat for this one we aren't budging.

  • the_real_lesbeon commented  ·   ·  Report

    As a lesbian I find this insane that you have the audacity to categorize LGBTQIA+ topics with WAR AND MILITARY CONFLICT
  • DementedGastlyVT commented  ·   ·  Report

    I don't want to get a warning when I mention it should not matter whether I date a dude or a woman.
  • ToptierCat commented  ·   ·  Report

    A classification like this would essentially prevent anyone who isn't straight, cis, and white from developing a presence on this platform by the simple fact than any discussion of their lives would get flagged by this policy. It is unacceptable for twitch to implement such a discriminatory policy.
  • nomaky commented  ·   ·  Report

    even when twitch doesn't remove this bullet point (because of course they wont) every streamer possible should just label all their streams as political. If they wanna call everything political, lets call absolutely everything politcal. This **** won't matter if everyone takes on the label themself.
  • begaydocrime2 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being queer shouldn’t be considered political, it’s just who we are. We should be able to talk about our lives without it being considered a “sensitive” topic.
  • tsfemmefatale commented  ·   ·  Report

    The censorship of entire marginalized groups is a keystone feature of fascism.
  • writervenara commented  ·   ·  Report

    We just want to exist and have rights same as everyone else. My life is not a controversy. My life is just a life, I and people like me should be allowed to talk about our lives normally because they're just normal lives.

  • TacticalBootyVT commented  ·   ·  Report

    A person’s very existence should never be considered a "sensitive subject." We are just people, nothing more nothing less, and this policy serves to other us in a discriminatory and oppressive way. You are setting us up for even more abuse and targeted hatred. If this goes through i hope you are aware we will be taking legal actions to protect ourselves.

  • PinkiePower82 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Whether or not I exist is not a political issue. Queer people are allowed to exist regardless of what the government says.

  • piquant00 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please remove this discriminatory bullet point, it is unnecessary and offensive.

  • l84what commented  ·   ·  Report

    I didn't politicize my life, the GOP did to try to cling to power. Maybe censor them?
  • LexTheQueer commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is actually wild. What planet are we living on, man? We're just people. Just existing.
  • Shade_Stormfang commented  ·   ·  Report

    In 2 days 21 thousand people have agreed that our lives are not a topic of politics
    In 2 days 21 thousand people have said to revoke the last point
    21 thousand people are so numerous no human brain could comprehend the sheer amount on its own and it only took 2 days for them all to come together and put in their vote against this ****
    How many days
    How many people
    Will it take
  • LairdeLampblack commented  ·   ·  Report

    people not being cishet isnt an inhrerently political thing. this basically gonna ding people for simply mentioning their romantic partners and taking hormones. its not just gonna hurt queer people, its gonna hurt other creators too in the fallout. this is basically asking for twitch to be nuked and turn into a nazi filled shithole like kick
  • Breve_Dog commented  ·   ·  Report

    This action would be discrimination against people on the basis of their sexuality, something that protected by law in many countries. I will support any legal actions against Twitch if they move ahead with this policy.
  • LycanLoner commented  ·   ·  Report

    The sexual orientation of a person is proven biology not politics. Stop wasting time and energy on catering to the assclowns that are whinging about this and focus on the people harassing streamers with slurs and sexual harrassment.
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