My existence as a queer individual does not need a content warning and should not be a bannable offense. Also if you run all your queer streamers off this website the website will be a desolate barren wasteland with only hot tub streams left.

Talking about important matters that involve literally people just trying to exist and live their lives should not be considered a sensitive topic.

The act of labelling such simple matters of identity and autonomy as 'sensitive' is itself a significant socio-political stance that silences the already marginalised while emboldening the worst of people - it would be remarkably disappointing if that is the sort of overall atmosphere Twitch wishes to cultivate. Please take a stand, and support those who are already dealing with baseless vitriol both online and offline.

Streamers voicing support for minorities should not be a bannable offense. This new change is moronic and empowers only those who want to hurt others and punch down on people who would no longer be able to defend themselves under TOS

Shouldn't even have to say that having to put "CW: Not Straight!" on streams is a bad idea

Having an identity and discussing your life experience through the lens of that identity is not political and should not require a tag. This oppresses diverse viewpoints and serves only to coddle the very people who need to hear from those diverse viewpoints.

LGBTQ+ people exist, it is not political to be part of the community or speak about it. Not to mention the other parts of that bullet point. Claiming that it is a socially sensitive topic to discuss LEGISLATION regarding reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, or immigration rights is extremely discriminatory. People have a right to know about what laws are being placed that will impact them and give them a chance to fight back about it without being labeled, which might exclude them from being seen or other categories they want to participate in. It's especially gross with all the media being bought by certain billionaires to censor content they don't like. Not on this platform, thank you. "The opinions of the streamers on our platform are their own, and do not reflect on Lord Bezos or Twitch.inc, thank you" is enough of an *** covering. Thanks.

People's existence is not a "political issue" and should not be treated as such!

I don't have a horse in this race. I'm just not agreeing with LGBTQ content being lumped in with war, civil unrest, etc.

Hating LGBTQ on stream is hate speech. Not understanding LGBTQ is acknowledging ignorance. Explaining and answering LGBTQ questions is educational.

Maybe I'm too ignorant - this issue seems simple to me.

The existence of people different from a supposed "norm" is not inherently political. LGBTQ+ people aren't a political bullet point. Our existence cannot be reduced to a taboo topic of discussion without severely harming us, or even just erasing us from view. The fact you even considered this as a possibility is already pretty damning, but there'll be mass boycotting if this actually goes through I'm sure. People have looked at this not-even-final-yet decision and already floated a great number of other sites to flock to instead, so there's a precedent here that what this will do is chase off any queer streamers, voices, and viewers instead of actually making things better for anyone. That means, in short, you'll be losing money. Do you wanna lose money?

Our existance isn't inherently political.

Streamers voicing support for minorities should not be a bannable offense. This new change is moronic and empowers only those who want to hurt others and punch down on people who would no longer be able to defend themselves under TOS

I'm a cis AFAB woman. The people in the LGBTQ+ community aren't a political talking point, they're people. Perhaps they should be treated as people and not a "sensitive talking point," it's 2024. Twitch can do better at both letting people feel like people and protecting them from hate speech and hateful actions.

I shouldn't have to label my channel just because I want it to be an inclusive and safe space.

I got a great idea, lets make cis people have a big flashing warning on their streams saying "NOT TRANS" instead. That seems like a fair idea to me?

So many streamers I follow are apart of the LGBTQ community including myself as a masc lesbian. Our identity and very being is not political. We’re people just like anyone else, and deserve to exist without our identity being labeled a “sensitive social issue”.

Us being in the sphere is a not a "socially sensitive" **** issue. ******** with this.

Most of my favourite streamers are queer or vocal allies. They and their respect for the LGBTQ+ community aren’t a social issue. Don’t make their existence and compassion a political issue. This is an example of the both-sides false equivalency in which one group of intolerant individuals is trying to politicize and turn LBGTQ+ people’s rights and very existence into a debate made in bad faith and the other wants the rights and dignity afforded everyone else. This bullet point is an affront to decency and remarkably tone deaf.

As a trans individual with many LGBTQIA+ friends or streamers I watch, the fact that my identity has to be labeled in order to appease a TOS for a corporation to be happy is starting to give really bad vibes. Not to mention that in many streams, these topics aren't even a focus of the content, and just come and go through out conversation or become a focus for a few minutes before it is moved on from. If people don't want to hear about social issues, don't participate on social platforms. And if my identity makes you worried about your stock price, that says more about you and your shareholders, than it does about any of us LGBTQIA+ users.

This is a bad idea. Once you start saying so-called “sensitive social issues” should be flagged it then becomes up to someone to decide what those are, which could potentially go very wrong and lead to this guideline being applied in horrible ways. Already saying LGBTQ matters fall under this feels like the beginning of a slippery slope to a dictatorship.