hey. i come from a religious family and my parents basically chucked me out of the house when i came out to them -- and they still believe I'm going to hell (though my mum seems convinced its all still just a "phase" and that eventually I'll end up a Christian). I was just wondering if anyone else had similar experiences, coming out to a religious parents or other family, how they handled it and what reactions they got. Coming out to them was the absolutely most terrifying experience of my life, and the best thing I've ever done.

Hey,
Im so sorry to hear about your rents reaction....thats just messed up. My rents are pretty religious to....specialy my mom.....and i dont think there is any doubt that it makes it harder when we do come out. The night i came out.....it was important for me to tell them....that I would NO longer go to church....because i refuse to suport any group or organization that does not suport me....and i have not since i came out. What was harder...at the time i came out i went to a private catholic school...and believe me that didnt last long....now im going to the public school....and its tons better. Anyways....its been awhile sense i came out......and it took awhile but eventualy my rents came to accept me being gay.....i hope that happens with you.
Jordan

I'm anticipating a similar reaction, even though my parents aren't terribly religious. I sympathize. Good for you, for finding the courage to do what you did.

I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. I'm in a similar situation well not all the way but...
my dad is a pastor, and his father before him. So it's hard. Lately, I've been hostile towards my parents, reclusive almost. I shut myself away with my friends, my upcoming novel and the computer.
I'm starting to hate them.
I can only hope you find a better peace of mind.

Yeah, my advice to people is if your parents are major religious DO NOT come out of closet until you can move out and have a place ready. My one friend came out they banned him from the computer from having friends over from going over to friends and the phone and they put him into therapy and at one point also got some priest over to try to like "exorcise" the gay lol same thing happened with other friend minus the priest part.

I couldnt deal with religious parents I'd leave first...they cant spend their entire lives not accepting it...even if they say they dont accept it you have to remember that religious people are trapped inside their religions...they'll say things they don't want to say to make sure the local vicar doesnt say bad things bout them...to strictly relilgious people religion is the most important thing in their lives.

My grandparents, whom I live with, are religious and right wing-nuts. Last night when I said I was a moderate, geez what fury that let loose like "Where did we go wrong with you?", I personally found it funny they reacted that way. But I have made the decision that they won't know anything until I go to college and have my own place.

I wish i had not come out to my religious family so soon. BIG mistake on my part.

My parents are fringe fundamentalists. Luckily, I did not come out to them until I was 19 and in college. A word of advice: Do not come out to your parents until you can support yourself, even if you don't live with them. A friend of mine from school may not be coming back next year because his parents are holding the PLUS loan over his head.

well my mom's really religious but was really cool bout it don't know how my grandfather's gonna react though, extreme conservative that he is, a vell atleast my dad was cool bout it and is non-religious