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PizzaReiv wrote:

Alright, I have seen many hate projects with none or little context, yet they still remain on the platform, while others have a valid and respectful opinion stated, yet they get deleted and the creator gets an essay about sexual orientation or something, explain why scratch team.
Lack of acceptance of other forms of sexual orientation is a form of hatred/discrimination and not an opinion; additionally, if the form of hatred/discrimination is based on a sincerely-held religious belief, then it also doubles as a lack of respect towards other religious beliefs than your own.

Our Community Guidelines explicitly state:
Scratch is a friendly and welcoming community for everyone, where people create, share, and learn together. We welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Help keep Scratch a welcoming, supportive, and creative space for all by following these Community Guidelines:

Treat everyone with respect.
Scratchers have diverse backgrounds, interests, identities, and experiences. Everyone on Scratch is encouraged to share things that excite them and are important to them—we hope that you find ways to celebrate your own identity on Scratch, and allow others to do the same. It’s never OK to attack a person or group’s identity or to be unkind to someone about their background or interests.

If you find your belief is causing you to make people of other sexual orientations and/or other religions uncomfortable, it may be time to step back a bit from the Scratch website (and perhaps the interwebz in general) and double-check if your expression of religious identity is teetering on a dangerous/unhealthy level. A good identity is one that is able to promote diversity for the greater good, after all.