[JennyGenesis]

All my family are Christian and this was quite forced upon on, I hated going to church, and they controlled what music I listened to, tv shows I watched and video games I played. The TV thing was embarrassing, because I'd have friends talk about how amazing some TV show was and when they asked me if I watched it, well, I wasn't going to say "I'm not allowed to watch it" because then I would look like an ass, so I simply told them no not interested.

Despite how forced it was on me, I found the idea of God and all that to be ridiculous and not be believable, so quite oddly despite Christianity being forced upon me, I've always been Atheist. My family kicked up a fuss when I got into heavy metal and even had my nan whining at me one day over my Slipknot t shirt I was wearing. My aunty though is awesome, she is a Christian, but she keeps it personal to herself and lets me and all her friends get on their with their lives how they want.

Now don't get me wrong, it may sound like I don't like my family, I love my family but I just hate the way they try to force their religious beliefs upon everyone.

When it came to me coming out, my parents and my aunty were fine with it, with everybody else either kicking up a fuss or they pretend it is not happening. My Stepadad took me and my boyfriend (at the time) into the kitchen and got his Bible out and lectured us on Homosexuality and compared us to Paedophile and Murderers to which I told him "They hurt people, we are hurting nobody" My Nan even lectured me telling me it's just a "phase" and that I should never show affection to my boyfriend outside the house, she didn't take it well when I told her that we would hold hands when we went out and didn't believe me when I said that I know other LGB people locally who show their affection in public. One example I brought up was a lesbian couple I know but she argued that girls always hold hands when they are out but I do know that these girls are lesbians in a relationship but my Nan wouldn't believe me. Sadly I had a family member who kept giving me death threats down the phone which frightened me so much that me and my boyfriend (at the time) got in his car and ran away from my house for the night and then got the Police involved when the threats continued after we reluctantly came home.

Only my parents and my Aunty know I'm Atheist because I blurted it out one night when I was very drunk... My parents said that they accept my choice but they hope that I will change...

I can't see it happening myself. Considering I never ever ever believed in Santa...

I think religion is a comfort thing for people, like a reason not to be scared of death.