... said streams, since (LIKE I SAID) not everyone wants to join a stream labeled as a political environment. Twitch has also stated that anyone who doesn't properly label their stream will have said category forced onto their channel for a set time. - ThreadSky

viviancanread.bsky.social • 124 days ago

... said streams, since (LIKE I SAID) not everyone wants to join a stream labeled as a political environment.

Twitch has also stated that anyone who doesn't properly label their stream will have said category forced onto their channel for a set time.

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viviancanread.bsky.social•124 days ago

What truly scares me however, is the broader ramifications of this action.

LGBTQ+ people, especially those who are trans and queer, are already marginalized for being themselves. Within the past 2 years, over 600 anti-trans bills across the US have been presented to state registrations.

viviancanread.bsky.social•124 days ago

While a majority have not been passed, this is still a problem, as these forms of legislation come from real world hate.

Keeping our existence as political keeps this status quo, and can lead to more cis-het people not seeing us as who we are.

What they see us as is just a talking point.

viviancanread.bsky.social•124 days ago

My main point is that small things like having LGBTQ+ people have to state themselves as political can spiral into a constant spin of confusion and hatred towards us.

A petition has been made to remove the bullet point from the guidelines, so consider signing!
https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/933812-safety/suggestions/49038707-remove-sensitive-social-issues-bullet-point

viviancanread.bsky.social•124 days ago

All of this to say, that until the bullet point is removed, I personally will not be streaming on Twitch for the foreseeable future.

When I come back to streaming, I will go live on my main YouTube account, and uploading a 1080p 60fps VOD on my 2nd Channel, both of which are in my linktree.

viviancanread.bsky.social•124 days ago

Right before I finally end my thread, if you want someone to explain this a little more thoroughly, I highly recommend this video from @yukkoex.bsky.social explaining the situation. She does an amazing job of giving her thoughts on the situation, and shes also cool.
https://youtu.be/TNhKNzDC1Lw?si=56AkNhl8y6FF3UVq

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