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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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  • xannyboy01 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Putting a label on people for just being who they are is wrong, and this can and most likely will lead to discriminations against holders of that label
  • floofiepuppie commented  ·   ·  Report

    my existence is not political, and nor is the existence of anyone else. this is a violation to the US constitution and is threat to many streamers on this platform who are LGBTQ+ / queer, myself included
  • Skizuki commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am nonbinary, my existance is not neither sensitive nor social.
  • tasteface commented  ·   ·  Report

    Heteroactivism might deserve a warning label, but the mere existence of LGBTQ individuals is not political. Twitch should not force queer people to be labeled as an "other".
  • EarthLulu commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch really branding us like cattle huh.
  • kizzie001 commented  ·   ·  Report

    dont put a star on my arm just for existing
  • KejserKagespiser commented  ·   ·  Report

    This could very easily negatively affect creators I enjoy watching on Twitch. Please stop targeting the LGBTQ+ community that just want to express themselves peacefully and openly without judgement from last century's morals.
  • jackieai commented  ·   ·  Report

    mhm i see, existing while queer is bad is it twitch? i see, any other obvious parallels to racism you wanna draw?
  • mac33303 commented  ·   ·  Report

    i am trans 24 7 its not a sensitive issue
  • fl00fle commented  ·   ·  Report

    I’m trans. My right to exist is NOT a political ideology, the fact that someone could get penalized for just discussing their own life experiences is discusting, do better twitch. My identity is NOT a political statement.
  • TuuwaYote commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not only is this a serious case of othering, but it paints a target on the back of any LGBTQ+ individual that bad actors will flock to.
  • B1Howdy commented  ·   ·  Report

    I am trans, my life is not a discussion
  • Isabel_Branwen commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is absolutely just an attempt to silence support for LGBTQ+ Streamers. Beyond just the fact that twitch moderation is already untrustworthy pairing that with the beyond vague language in this rule. I'd feel uncomfortable even talking about myself and my experiences as a trans person while streaming especially when Twitch does not have a handle on the issue of hate raids. You may as well be putting a kick me sign on every single LGBTQ+ streamer. This also feels less than tasteful as well considering Twitch is unironically comparing topics like foreign policy, military conflicts and national security matters.
    Against things like Trans rights, the ability to be in a gay relationship without persecution, and other human rights discussions. That is beyond tasteless.
  • omnishredder commented  ·   ·  Report

    This is just so wrong on way too many levels twitch!
  • Kero_Kii commented  ·   ·  Report

    Not to mention that anyone with lgbtq+ in their title is already a bigger target for hate raids...

  • iiiiiinaaaaa commented  ·   ·  Report

    Ohhhhh i'm a queer streeaamer im gonna turn you into a f-slur. Get over yourself being gay is normal and shouldn't be even CLOSE to ******* controversial. People are what they are and forcing them to mark their stream as controversial for being themselves defeats the point of EVERYTHING. Get this ****** policy gone

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