I won’t deny that many very obnoxious and vocal people as used LGBTQ+ in a political way or for pushing a certain agenda with both good or bad intentions, and their actions brought us with these new rules.

Its suck that many many more people who are quieter are paying the price. Because these folks doesn’t talk about it in the intention of pushing an agenda whatsoever. Some streamers and chatter used to think that Twich was a space were they can share their experience, journey and perhaps other are considering coming out in a just chatting form and share it within their community, but if we enforces that LGBTQ+ equal being political, its not anymore and if that rule stays as is it puts a part of our identity up for debate when it not and it NEVER HAS and NEVER SHOULD HAVE. What makes me who I am is not something I choose and its the case for a lot of LGBTQ+ and most of them struggles to have basic right from the start and if Twich goes to equating LGBTQ+ to politics is not progressive in any manner, its irresponsible at best, and regressive and alienating us at worse.

Adding it in the first place is asinine.

My existence is not political, those who say it is seek to harm people like me. I already fear being myself in real life, I thought at least twitch would be better. I see I was wrong.

To make a change that requires people who want to talk about a neutral aspect about themselves as a "sensitive social issue" is absurdly dumb. There are so many issues 2SLGBTQIA+ people, people of colour, and women have to deal with already in real life and with prior guidelines and rules on Twitch, just discussing an aspect of their life is absurd to be one of those.
Then you have the nerve to put discussions of people's existence into the same category as discussions of politics, wars, protests, and civil unrest. While I could understand political topics being labeled due to the fact that there are many topics where it's mostly subjective opinions that could cause discourse, the discussion of someone's own existence isn't subjective, and is in itself an objectively neutral point of discussion.
Do Twitch Staff think that someone discussing that they are a white cisgender heterosexual man born in the country they live in is the only discussion of oneself that's safe? By marking discussions of marginalized people as "sensitive topics" you create an environment that silences those who don't fit the supposed 'norm' that bigots tend to push for.

This is horrible. Twitch has such a large LGBTQIA+ base and to target them like this is horrific. Why do we have to "flag it as sensitive" but twitch does nothing about the people on their platform being hateful, bigoted and violent towards us? How are we given more restrictions and regulations while they are allowed to run rampant on the platform. This is ridiculous.

My existence should not be a content warning flag, this will punish gay and trans people like me and that's not ok twitch. Don't discriminate against me.

I support LGBTQ+ rights.
Rights of minority groups, immigrant rights, rights of women, reproduction rights, and abortion rights are not "sensitive political issues".

This is wrong, people shouldn't have to fight to have a voice on twitch. It's a place to make content and friends. If we are blocked from being who we are or sharing are life then how can we truly be happy doing what we love. This shouldn't be allowed to pass.

After Bezos ordered WaPo to **** the bed, we should expect the MAGAts to run his other properties like this.

We can't go back to "the Iove that dare not speak it's name" because the fascists are once again ascendant.

This is an absurd move on the part of Twitch, and I expect it to removed and an apology issued. Peoples' lives are not a political statement, and this kind of censorship is unacceptable and frankly un-American.

LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and reproductive rights are NOT "sensitive social issues"

My existence isn't political, my community isn't political. Don't slap rainbows all over during pride month then a few months later roll this absolutely tone deaf discrimination out. I just want to live and exist without being looked down on. I want to be seen as a human being like I am not some policy or whatever. But cool, go ahead boils us all down to talking points like we don't exist.

This feels like such a cop out for twitch, a real "don't talk about ANYTHING so we don't have to moderate bad actors on our platform". Cmon ye can do better!

Doing this instead of creating more safety for the trans and queer people on your platform is disgraceful and against the non-discriminatory rules already put in place. It's hypocritical and disgusting.

Being treated as a "sensitive topic" or something similar to discussions about literal war, is incredibly rude. Putting an extra requirement on talking about our life experiences, we have every right to exist and live our lives. Straight people who talk about their straight lives don't have to worry about that or anything, they can talk about how they are getting married and how they first met their wife/husband/partner. Meanwhile queer people are constantly having to deal with so much in daily life; you're being part of the problem by doing this. If I go onto a twitch stream of a LGBTQIA+ person then I should not have to worry about what questions I ask them if they don't have an arbitrary tag. Frankly, this whole thing is gross and feels like an attempt to court those who want our rights taken away.

LGBTQ+ people aren't political, but LGBTQ+ erasure is.
Keeping the bullet point in Article VII is aiding and abetting discrimination and hate crimes.

Twitch is continuing the harmful rhetoric that everyone that doesn't fit the white cis-het mold is somehow a political issue, shame on them

The idea that an individual's simple existence is a political act or topic is an inherently gross and malformed one. The freedom to be who one is and to express one's innate self regardless of being straight, queer, or trans is no more political or intrinsic of a human right than to be Christian, atheist, Muslim, or Jewish or as white or black or indigenous, as Filipino or Ukrainian.

Stop kowtowing to spineless bigots and show some damned humanity.

DAN CLANCY KICK THE CHAIR CHALLENGE

It is unacceptable that these identities have been added to sensitive content when they are not sensitive at all! I am not a sensitive issue and I should be able to talk freely about my experiences as a gay man, just like ANY straight man.