"Sensitive social issues"? What a joke, it's all perfectly normal stuff

ban bigots for being bigots instead of implementing milquetoast handwringing you corporate imebciles

This will obviously just be used to further censor, harass, and marginalize LGBTQ+ creators. Our existence is not political. We are not a controversial topic to be debated or avoided. We are simply people who are trying to live. This is utterly backwards and frankly cruel, not to mention stupid- how does Twitch even intend to enforce this?

GETTING LOWER AREA SURGERY IS NOT POLITICAL AND SO IS HAVING A CHEST

My existence is not a "social issue", I am a living person, not a political talking point, the fact that LGBTQ+ people have to censor their own Existence on this site just to make a living is abhorrent and wrong. It lease remove this wording. Lgbtq+ is Not an explicit topic, nor is it explicit in nature.

Lets do this

I bet no one at Twitch bothered to contact a lawyer over this or even the FCC.

I am sure this breaks a number of EU human rights and freedom of expression laws and even freedom of being private.

...not sure if the fine is 10% or 20% of the turnover of the parent company

And well done at exposing LGBTQ+ people where it can be a death sentence to be LGBTQ+

You have streamers around the world not just in the USA culture war bubble

My existence is not a political statement. Talking about my daily life and advocating for my rights is not controversial.

I'm a trans guy as well as demiromantic and ace, being openly who you are is -NOT- political and it sucks I have to keep telling people this due to being very openly LGBTQIA+ in multiple ways myself.

This sort of censoring/silencing is very serious and scary considering its very similar to doing so based on -ANY- other thing people are born with.

Why is people existing and being comfortable with who they are a sensitive social issue?

A type of person is not political.

being trans isn't something I can control nor hide. and why should I? my existence is NOT a political point nor a senstive point. we're human beings with rich lives and experiences and we deserve to be heard and to express our opinions just like any other person on this earth. This is such a misstep and you are siding iwth the wrong side of history twitch. we are not the problem. the poeople trying to erase our existence are the problem and YOU are siding with them. shame

making so that discussing my identity is flagged as a matter as serious as discussing violent conflicts is flat out wrong and gives way for even worse discussions or ideas that who or what i am as a PERSON is up for debate , if you classify me being myself as a violent matter then do not be shocked if i oblige :)

Dignity and the right to exist are not “sensitive social issues.” They’re fundamental rights.

Hey Twitch like most say it s NOT a political thing so please we are just humans like others hope you get it :3

I could go on a tirade explaining my stance; Expressions of self are not equal to deliberation on war, politics, and civil disruption. This decision is likely to cause broad harm to vulnerable groups by implying their very existence is too controversial to exist openly, etc etc.

But as a user of your platform, this change (and its wording makes) me less likely to use and engage with your platform. Regardless of how I feel and regardless of politics, that change alone should be enough for you to reconsider. Remove this harmful segment of your rules or people *will* ditch this platform.

Simply existing shouldn't make us a "sensitive social issue", when we are simply people expressing ourselves for who we are. People are not binary. As organic creatures we make up many facets of life and shouldn't be hindered by ideals driven by religious constructs. Please look in yourselves and understand the ramifications and implications that this will have on good people.

Yeah I don't feel like marking my streams as being sensitive or explicit just because I exist as an out trans person.

Additionally, at the very least you should take protected identities off of the list of sensitive topics as it violates your own community guidelines. Marking us as "political" and potentially demonetizing us likely constitutes intolerance:

"Twitch does not permit behavior that is motivated by hatred, prejudice or intolerance, including behavior that promotes or encourages discrimination, denigration, harassment, or violence based on the following protected characteristics: race, ethnicity, color, caste, national origin, immigration status, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious medical condition, and veteran status."

This policy change also likely violates California nondiscrimination laws, where you are based.

By forcing a label, you enforce a policy of discrimination. This discrimination is aiding and abbetting in crimes against humanity, incentivizing harassment and willful ignorance of the basic human rights of lgbt+ individuals. In enforcing a label, you deny personhood to non-heterosexual or gender non-conforming individuals and target a minority that is already targeted for the circumstances of their genetics and trauma. One cannot stop being trans, one cannot stop being gay, one cannot stop being human.

This is marginalization. No platform that segregates queers under the smoke and mirrors guise of political sensitivity is deserving of support.