Labeling a group of people's existence as 'political' is a means of censorship that erodes protections of vulnerable groups. It is an intentional tool used by authoritarians to attack people they deem undesirable before they are able to outright ban their existence.
Removing the ability to tag 'TransRights' and 'TransRightsHumanRights' plays into the narrative of politicizing peoples' existence and only serves to aid the oppressor. Twitch has been an online space where people can find community and interact in positive ways, forming real, meaningful connections. For transgender people this is especially crucial, as their existence is easily exposed, ostracized, and discriminated against in daily life.
Please do not assist the degradation of a group of people by following narratives that their existence, and by extension their inherent desire from freedom of oppression, is political. These tags should be allowed to be freely used by transgender creators on this platform.
Labeling a group of people's existence as 'political' is a means of censorship that erodes protections of vulnerable groups. It is an intentional tool used by authoritarians to attack people they deem undesirable before they are able to outright ban their existence.
Removing the ability to tag 'TransRights' and 'TransRightsHumanRights' plays into the narrative of politicizing peoples' existence and only serves to aid the oppressor. Twitch has been an online space where people can find community and interact in positive ways, forming real, meaningful connections. For transgender people this is especially crucial, as their existence is easily exposed, ostracized, and discriminated against in daily life.
Please do not assist the degradation of a group of people by following narratives that their existence, and by extension their inherent desire from freedom of oppression, is political. These tags should be allowed to be freely used by transgender creators on this platform.