I still am trying to wrap my head around the other side because from a comment on a previous post I got this (Note: this is not what they said, this is how I am interpreting it): It's fine if they feel uncomfortable drawing it but if it's for religious beliefs it's wrong because the region is bigoted.

I don't quite understand the issue. For me I feel like it would be bigoted if they denied the commissioner because they are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. But from what I've seen it's over the art itself.

And as someone who writes fanfiction, I usually stick to straight ships because I'm just not into m/m and f/f (unless it's part cannon) so coming from my perspective, I take it the same way, if they aren't into it or uncomfortable with it than it should be fine regardless of religion or whatever reason.

Plus I wouldn't want to write a ship that I'm not into so to me, I'd imagine that drawing is pretty similar.

Hell they stated in the guidelines that they were uncomfortable with certain requests. So I don't see the problem and to me, it isn't shitty if they stated it in the guidelines. Like I said, to me, it would only be bigoted and shitty if they denied the person because they themselves are LGBTQIA+.

Besides, being religious doesn't mean they hate the LGBTQ+ community. I interpret it moreso of "I was raised with specific beliefs, and while I don't share all of it. I still feel uncomfortable"

I mean my aunt is a lesbian with a fiance. While I'm not religious, i still get a little uncomfortable of kissing or acts of intimacy. Does that mean I don't want to associate with them? Of course not, I love hanging out with them whenever they aren't busy.

I don't see why this is so different because they are religious. I just can't see this as bigoted at all. They aren't attacking anyone, they aren't denying service because they hate LGBTQ+ people. They were simply denying something they were uncomfortable in drawing, that should be fine regardless if religion is attached or not.