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Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I feel the "traps" tag should be removed. While likely intended to be used on games which feature tricky puzzle elements, such as Syobon Action, the word has long since (ca. 2015 or earlier) become a slur used against transgender women and crossdressers (implying that they're "trapping" men into having sex with someone who is supposedly also a man). Indeed, some games are using this tag for this exact purpose. This tag is detrimental to the itch.io community, as it may (read: will) cause transgender allies, both buyers and sellers, to leave the site.

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Probably just needs a clear definition, as you mentioned it may be refering to either the puzzle or the sexual meaning. I think the puzzle meaning should just be lumped in with the puzzle category. Trap may be viewed as slur in some circles however broadly it is just a subcategory of the gay tag, it could be merged but due to the number of games in that category it ought to have it's own tag.