People are more than politics, don't shove them into a stupid label because they deserve safe spaces where they are welcome to be who they are.

As a LGBTQA member and supporter, I highly recommend not removing anything related to LGBT.

1. It's really dehumanizing to those in that
2. It limits streamers to voice said topics.

People exist.
People are NOT sensitive subjects.

As a genderqueer non-binary individual, my existence is NOT political nor a "sensitive social issue", and I should be able to talk about myself and my life. This is leading Twitch down a bad, slippery slope that is going to do nothing but harm the LGBTQIA+ community, and bad actors are going to use this to their advantage. Queer people have always existed and will continue to exist. We are not a "social issue".

This clause is discriminatory, and the vague wording leaves it open to abuse by bad actors.

By limiting "political" discussion exclusively to its own section, we deny the real ways these conversations affect people every day. Where is the line? What specifically would count as a violation, what specifically is off limits here? When is the point a discussion goes from someone describing their life to a "Sensitive Political Issue?" Because if there's any ambiguity whatsoever this clause will be abused to harass LGBT+ people.

LGBT+ people need to be able to discuss their experiences without fear of violating the Community Guidelines. This is important for safety, education, and community. Silencing them, implicitly or inadvertently, is dangerous. It emboldens bigotry, and robs LGBT+ people and allies of their chance to push back against that violence. That cannot just be limited to a specific category on Twitch - these acts of violence occur can occur anytime, anywhere.

The end goal of a lot of bigots is to erase LGBT+ people (and/or other minorities) from the conversation. This rule, if left as is, functionally does that for them on Twitch.

You lose my business and the business of the organizations I work through if this isn't removed. Our existience is not a "sensitive social issue"

I'm pansexual so to limit my voice is kinda dehumanizing

Streamers should be allowed to openly advertise their streams and community as LGBT friendly. This isn't a sensitive social issue, it's called being a kind and decent human being. Don't silence members of the LGBT community, that's blatant discrimination.

Existing isn’t political. Politics are about economics, borders, militaries, etc. Something that only affects an individual is not political as it does not affect a country. People should be free to do and be what they please as long as it doesn’t directly negatively affect other people, and someone simply not liking someone else does not make it political.

The right to exist and be safe is not political or sensitive.

i'm sorry y'all don't like gay or trans people, but they aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

This new label is a direct threat to the income and safety of marginalized folk, and going through with this is simply bigotry dressed up as respectability. Do better.

Is it not common sense to not group existence of people in the same category as discussions of war, genocide, and other inflammatory politics discussions?

As a gay man, my existence is not a "sensitive social issue" and I am tired of people trying to make me and others like me feel threatened just by talking about our existence, experiences, and any issues that weay face.

Maybe stop making us political then? You're part of the problem, twitch.

queer people are inherent to humanity itself, it isn't political.

The only twitch streamers I ever want to watch are trans and queer. This clause will chase them off your platform.

What next, you're going to block black streamers because race is a "sensitive social issue" twitch admins are biggest losers on the internet.

When Rumble, the White Supremacy stream network, says you gonna fail, you DON"T turn INTO Rumble, you give yourselves and your user base a saftey net.

As a trans content creator here on twitch, I fully agree that this bullet point should not include LGBTQ+ people, immigration, or reproductive rights.

The first reason being it actually can pertain directly to somebody like me, What's stopping somebody from flagging my stream just because I am trans? we all know here on twitch any flags will reduce retention with their pop ups about them and thus showing up on things such as recommended and for you pages ect. I live on the top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere, I do not have a car so I cannot drive, the only way I can make an income, is go figure, streaming to twitch as much as my pc can handle. The nearest place hiring is an 8 hour walk down said mountain, I did try to do that walk before for an interview. The interviewer got concerned as it was an 8 hour shift and an 8 hour walk, pointed out that if I slept a normal amount of time like I should then I would never be there on time, thus denying me the job not because I couldn't do it, but for my own health and safety. This is my only way to pay for anything that isn't groceries.

As for immigration, it's a normal thing. All nations were originally formed BECUASE of immigration. The USA is a prime example of this.

As for reproductive rights? I am very sorry but I cannot comprehend the logic behind banning people who get SA'd being seen as enough of a threat to twitch, of all places, unless of course we're having another ahem. June 25th 2020 Twitch situation.