Gay child forced to "Straight Camp"-NOW:Honey Spills the Tea
Searching for downright rude/weird/cruel news stories is so much fun/too much to take at times
Anyway:
Quote:
"A 16 year old named Zach in Bartlett, Tennessee recently came out to his parents who reacted by announcing they are sending him to an ex-gay live-in program called Love In Action, the same cult like program Peterson Toscano survived. How do we know all this? Zach has been writing about it on his blog found here on MySpace.com. To view Zach's main profile click here.
Among the camp’s practices, posted on the blog of a youth whose parents are forcing him to attend:
1. Kids in the program are not allowed to speak to anyone, not even their parents, for at least the first two days.
2. Kids are not allowed to go anywhere unless they are accompanied by at least two other participants, one of which has to have at least 8 weeks of prior indoctrination.
3. Kids are not allowed to keep a journal or a diary
4. Kids are not allowed to discuss what goes on in the program with anyone, not even their parents
5. Kids are not allowed to have contact with any family members other than parents, who also go through the program
6. Kids are not allowed to have any physical contact with any human being other than a hand shake or a pat on the shoulder, and only when authorized.
7. Kids are not allowed outside of a small geographic area within Memphis, even if accompanied by parents, without prior written authorization
8. Kids are not allowed to listen to any music that is not explicitly Christian (Bach and Beethoven are specifically forbidden as being non-Christian)
9. Kids are not permitted to enter restaurants that serve alcohol
10. Kids are not allowed to speak after 9:00 p.m. under any circumstance
11. Kids may be placed in a state of isolation where they are not allowed to communicate with one another"
Now see, if my parents did this, I would just like... leave. More kids need to understand that their parent's aren't the police. You should respect their decisions....but not ones like this.
4. Kids are not allowed to discuss what goes on in the program with anyone, not even their parents
This is very alarming. Who knows what kind of tools they use to make these kids "straight" by trying to alter their sexuality. And I'm sure the parents know about these guidelines when they force their child into this program, which is even worse.
you cant change a child 
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