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Sky "Bunny" Stanton 🌈♾️🧠

UPDATE: Oh, wow. Right after I posted this they merged the request into the original denied request and closed comments so no one can give feedback on their gross behaviour. What do we do now?

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Recently, Twitch responded to a large petition calling for them to stop supporting the LGB Alliance and Autism Speaks by...just removing the LGB Alliance.

They claimed that A$ doesn't break their off-service policy, despite that policy clearly stating that support for eugenics is not permitted.

Here's the link if you want to let them know what you think about that. Please go and vote! Please boost!

twitch.uservoice.com/forums/94

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@actuallyautistic

Twitch UserVoiceRe-evaluate the Decision to Keep Autism Speaks as a Featured CharityTwitch has previously stated that they have not found that Autism Speaks breaks off-service policy, or their policy regarding hateful conduct. (https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/945934-charity/suggestions/45600340-remove-hate-groups) However, Autism Speaks promotes eugenics on trans people through the research that they do. They are actively attempting to find ways to detect autism in embryos, which would cause mass-eugenics on autistic people. This research is openly shared on Autism Speaks' website: https://www.autismspeaks.org/press-release/autism-speaks-launches-mssng-portal-open-access-genomics-research "The portal’s tools also allow researchers to find the variations that have been discovered in a particular autism associated gene; gauge the expected severity of a gene change; and determine how often a particular gene change is inherited from a parent versus arising spontaneously (de novo) in a person affected by autism." This research does not help autistic people, and a good portion of their proceeds goes to this type of research. I find this to be in direct violation with Twitch's Hateful Conduct policy: "You may not ... ... Support for or promotion of outdated, discriminatory genetic or anthropological theories, including eugenics" I am asking Twitch to please RE-EVALUATE their decision to keep Autism Speaks as a featured charity.
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