Queer people like myself existing and living our lives is not a sensitive topic. We all know twitch is known for their bad decisions but this is a whole new low. Our lives and aspects of them aren’t up to debate.

a lgbtq+ lable for twitch? whats next a label for female streamers? We don't wanna accidentally run into a woman while browsing twitch.

This is low-key fascist. We trans and queer people do not wake up and choose to be like this, nor do we choose to drop the identity when we jump into a stream. We are always queer. We're always gay. We're always lesbians. We're always bisexual. We're always trans.

Limiting and censoring our speech about our own lives is absolutely out of this world bonkers. We exist, and things that concern our existence and every-day life WILL be discussed in a stream, especially if it's something like an IRL or Just Chatting stream. Limiting the discussion of our daily life behind a tag is outrageous, and having one tag eaten if too many strikes have been had is even worse.

Our existence is neither political, nor sensitive, and most importantly, NOT AN ISSUE.
The issue is people, like you, Twitch, singling out our lives as "political", "sensitive" or "possibly issue-prone".
And the same can be applied for reproductive rights and immigrants.

All these are social situations.

That bullet point gives credence to those who think that the rights of marginalized people are up for debate at all. Additionally, having to label your stream if you discuss these topics makes you more likely to be harassed by those who do not value your existence.

Twitch, do the right thing and listen to us.

The existence of LGBT+ people is not controversial. By treating any discussion of LGBT+ people as "Controversial and political", whether pro LGBT+ or otherwise, Twitch is contributing to the alienation of LGBT+ individuals, who continue to be treated as an outsider group. I'd propose Twitch to remove discussion of LGBT+ topics from their list of sensitive topics, and outright ban anti-LGBT+ views from their platform. Same goes for the other listed issues.

You could have made a content restriction on hateful, discriminatory speech against marginalized groups, but this is the route that you chose: Polocies which reinforce harmful stereotypes and normalize the oppression of vulnerable and marginalized groups. Do you not recall the first rule?

Be excellent to each other.

I wholeheartedly reject my queerness to be labeled a sensitive issue. Kindly stop enabling the agressors, please.

Remember when a group of people had to be tagged with a star on their chest to identify them??? Yeah...

I'm autistic, & a woman, so this affects me too, along with my LGBTQ+ friends & my friends of different ethnicities. We just want to be recognised, respected, & treated with decency & dignity.
Sharky snuggles to all ***

The truth isn't multiple choice, especially when it comes to peoples' identity.

Trans, Gay, bisexual, etc are not political. We are People that should not be 'up for debate'. We just want to live. That's not political. The LGBTQIA+ community is not political and us talking about ourselves and our lives is not political. DO NOT silence us

The idea that lgbtq+ topics are inherently a sensitive social issue is absolutely rediculous. Forcing us to flag discussions of our own lives as "controversial" is blatant censorship. Do better

Okay, its probably been said constantly.

But just listen, Twitch has allowed creators to over-sexualize their content.
There even is creators such as "amouranth" that's whole career is based around showing off their bodies.
These types of creators go uncensored and completely unmanaged.
Yet Twitch censors the LGBTQIA+ community instead of these creators that can directly hurt peoples lives.

Please Twitch, revert this change.
(also please ban those types of channels)

Honestly stopped streaming because stuff like this enables the hate folks like me (A trans creator) get. This is nothing more than censorship of the most draconian variety. If this goes through twitch is no longer the safe and welcoming place they claim to be. If this isn't removed then my decision to come back to streaming super easy. Everybody should drop this company and move to youtube.

Thank you for this. I hope it gets overturned, this is blatantly callous.

I really hope this does get overturned, literally the most existence of people should never even be political in the first place

LGBTQ+ people and immigrants are not just common sense issue. They are actual people. Do Twitch really want to stigmate people for who they are? Do better Twitch, you're not Twitter. Those people really trust you, do not shatter this trust into crumbles.

Came here from Yukko's video.

I sincerely hope Twitch listens to common sense this time around. Because if they don't, they'll see what this community can and will do to protect its basic rights to decency and respect. Me being queer is not a "sensitive social issue" no matter how much bad actors try to turn it into one. It's just who I am. This is just censorship and erasure of marginalized people. Do better, Twitch.

I’m not a part of the LBGTQIA community but this is honestly pretty outrageous and like extremely harmful that this is even a thing

Twitch has most certainly enhanced its 'brand value' with its perceived LGTBQ-friendliness, and it should back us - and in particular the creators and mods who work hard to make the channels that earn that reputation - and our desire to have a space where talking about our lives is just normal, not 'sensitive'.