Hi there Queen and welcome aboard!

It's so sad that your friend treated you so badly in the end however it is a by-product of her religious indoctrination. She would have panicked after being told you were a lesbian ... then the heady mixture of fear and guilt would have kicked in as she accepted you were not only a 'bad influence' being 'worldly' ... but you were gay too! The bigotry from a religion that professes to love their fellow man (and woman) is truly mind-boggling. They think nothing of cutting off their own family members too ... which is so very sad for those of us who have walked away from the religion.

With your girlfriend ... it sounds to me like she won't be heading back there any time soon! The residual feelings of guilt and fear may be there but in time and with patience ... she'll learn to live in freedom. By all means grab your girlfriend and both of you have a read through the many stories we have in here. Some are heartbreaking, some are inspiring ... most are from people who have been affected by this often damaging religious lifestyle.

Glad to have you with us! We don't care what your sexuality is, what colour skin you have or whether you love dogs, cats or ferrets!!!