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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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  • etheral_synergy commented  ·   ·  Report

    Even if you remove how hateful this is. It's just not a good way to write a terms of service? Allowing any unchangeable identity trait as a banned topic blurs the line between when a topic is banned and a person is banned. How can someone who is LGBTQ even exist on twitch without discussion of it coming up.
  • RaccLikesChaos commented  ·   ·  Report

    The “sensitive issue” filter in this context feels like a Title IX violation, given the fact that there are many LGBTQ streamers who’s primary income comes from Twitch.
  • hareldesovi commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is a rule that will just lead to more discrimination on Twitch and doesn't make me want to spend any time on the site.
  • BumbaBee85 commented  ·   ·  Report

    This 100% feels like a loophole for Twitch to allow hate speech while also giving more ability to censor women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people.

    Shame. Absolute shame.
  • SabethaBellacoros commented  ·   ·  Report

    Im not even part of it and yet even I can see that this is meant to severely discriminate the LGBT community... so why can't Twitch?
  • tetherhare commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBTQ+ people aren't a "sensitive social issue". We're here. We're queer. Get used to it. Cisgender Hetrosexuals can talk about their experiences all they like, but not us, it's bs. Might as well round us up and make us all wear pink triangles...
  • AmariTEB commented  ·   ·  Report

    LGBT discussions should not be under a tag that also contains topics such as war ffs
  • Beardmath commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community and may be contrary to the Equality Act (2010) in the UK. Does Twitch want to pick a legal fight with the UK and similar governments?
  • jamvaan commented  ·   ·  Report

    My existence is not a political statement.

  • essentialnoodles commented  ·   ·  Report

    I shouldn't have to say anything here. Twitch, you should know better.

    The knowledge that we now have to tag the fact that we ******* exist is a disappointing, yet not too surprising development from Twitch. The only political thing about us is that presidents like Trump want to get rid of us completely.

    But of course, just like how it is with every other situation on human rights, our existence just has to be political. It was political when African Americans fought for their rights. More-so when the First Nations people of Australia had to fight to even be considered as human. Every single time when it comes to the lives of people, it always comes back to politics.

    If you truly believe that a world beyond cis-heterosexual people are 'sensitive topics', then maybe you should get a reality check, talk to a therapist. ****, just talk to regular ******* people.

    Our existence is not political. Do not silence us.

  • EventideEmbers commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is absolutely uncalled for, the current political climate makes the very existence of LGBTQIA+ and Disabled individuals. One side just wants the same basic rights as everyone else, the other is seeking to destroy these rights. This whole thing is going to be a slippery slope to further silencing already marginalized populations.
  • CocomintMima commented  ·   ·  Report

    Things like this shouldn't be pushed aside, they are not sensitive, as the author said, and to treat them as such downplays their importance to queer people, minorities, and people wanting autonomy over their bodies.

  • AstralAttacks commented  ·   ·  Report

    Saying that LGBT+ discussion is political or sensitive is implicitly saying that their existence is a matter of debate.
    I don’t understand these decisions Twitch makes sometimes. Genuinely, I feel like for ever step forward they take two steps back.

    I don’t know who thought this was a good idea or who agreed it was a good idea, but whatever decision is made after this, people aren’t going to just forget that.

  • christa47vipguy commented  ·   ·  Report

    hello hi! i'm trying on becoming a streamer and i'm trans(mtf) and bisexual, i haven't came out to my family nor friends and i DO NOT WANT them to ask why in the **** my account/streams are tagged LGBTQIA+.

  • DJackGamerArt commented  ·   ·  Report

    I a lgbtqia+ Streamer and part of the community, just no, Are you ******* insane, Because right now you are.

    Just remove it
  • kragor__ commented  ·   ·  Report

    Real slimy that twitch is doing this. People are people regardless of the colour of their skin, when they have a functional u t e r u s and are concerned for their bodily autonomy, whether they're trans, cisgendered or otherwise, whether they're gay, bisexual, hetero, etc.. Silencing the voices of, and putting an even bigger target on the back of only some of these groups demonstrates a disturbing bias. In no world should people's lives be considered a "political" talking point.
  • JSGonTwitch commented  ·   ·  Report

    Putting queer talk in the same category as advocacy for genocide is insane
  • itsLyxie commented  ·   ·  Report

    LBTQ+ discussion is not a "sensitive social issue". If enforced, this would only be used for discriminatory reasons, therefore, not a necessary feature.
  • zid_panda commented  ·   ·  Report

    People's existence or rights aren't and should never be viewed as "sensitive" or as "explicit content". LGBTQ+ people exist and we should be able to talk openly about our experiences, much like cis straight people do.
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