I Can Be Friends With People Totally Different From Me

At some moment, you discover you are not the same like all the society, I remember I had around 10 guys from high-school, hanging out, going to fairs and spend the time together, shit happens when I started to leave Islam the religion, they wouldn't accept me anymore, in contrast, years later, I could make two or three friendships, strong ones, I appreciate these friendships, you know why?, because they would accept me as I am, not the one they want me to be, being honest to them and telling what I am, they do not care, only commenting "it is not my problem, I cant judge you, GOD does".