http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/2005june/1401.htm
I can't believe it, he's 16 and came out to his parents who told him he was sick and wrong and sent him to this reform school with crazy shit rules.
One that stuck out was "1. No discussing therapeutic issues at home. Keep conversations positive." :eek:
"That's when I reach for my revolver...."
Devestating, isn't it?
You know... THIS is when I know I would be a better father than about 99% of people with kids.
You should! I did. We know more strong Gay roll models out there :high:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasun
Yeah a new trend... Gay porn dads :frown: hhhhmmmmm
Damn my first morning post Gremlin has struck again!Quote:
Originally Posted by Squirt
We NEED more strong Gay roll modles out there :high:
Greetings:
That program is organized child abuse, plain and simple. No ifs, ands or buts about it.
years ago, my dad decided to spend some time cooling out in a mental hospital. all the younger people there were either gay or had smoked pot - and their parents would routinely lock them up for six months to a year to try to fix them.
ironically the hospital was pretty pleasant, and they were all probably much better off there than in a home where parents would consider a mental hospital a reasonable thing to do to kids who basically normal, and were usually doing well in school and functioning in society.
Quote:
Originally Posted by basschick
Oh the stories I could tell you :high:
I agree. What an awful thing to do to a kid. They are basically depriving him of emotion/love to make act the way they want him to be, not the way he is. Pathetic. At least this kid is lucky in that he's blogging and has an outlet for his emotions. His parents should be jailed for child abuse. If nothing else, social services should be notified of their actions.. no joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by JustMe
I know someone whose parents sent him to a "gay recovery" group. It was him and a bunch of straight men who claimed to have once been gay.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt 26z
Fucked up parents fucking up their kids to become fucked up parents... sad
I spent almost 2 years in a mental hosptial when I was 15 for being gay. When they were unable to cure me my dad bounced me out onto the streets. I feel for this guy and know what he is going through. truley sad
This is the one that really burns my buns!
Group Norms
1. Be honest, authentic, and real. :wtf:
Bless them!
It was #1 that got them stuck where they are right now.
So much for Christ's true message of LOVE.
I tend to agree with you on that :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JustMe
Crazy shit.
Regards,
Lee
this just turned up on 365gay.com
(Memphis, Tennessee) Tennessee is investigating an abuse complaint against a therapy group in Memphis that claims to turn gay teens into heterosexuals.
The Department of Children's Services says it received a complaint about Love in Action, which runs an outpatient therapy program. The complaint was screened and enough substance was found to open an investigation, state officials said.
All other details are confidential and the state can't specify the nature of the complaint or investigation, K. Danielle Edwards, a DCS spokeswoman, said yesterday.
Love in Action, which runs a program for children and teens called Refuge, said the investigation is without merit and was filed anonymously by someone with little knowledge of the program.
"The Internet accusations on holding kids without their permission ... and the other crazy allegations are ridiculous," said John Smid, the group's executive director.
The group's work has been the focus of protest by gay advocacy groups, who say it is dangerous and irresponsible to engage in so-called ex-gay therapy.
Earlier this month, a Web logger going by the name of "Zach" said his parents were sending him to a religious organization that would try to convert him to heterosexuality.
The teen identified himself as a 16-year-old from Bartlett, Tenn., and said his parents "tell me that there is something psychologically wrong with me. ... I'm a big screwup to them, who isn't on the path God wants me to be on. So I'm sitting here in tears ... and I can't help it."
Edwards said DCS can't say if its investigation is related to that boy's situation, or even specify when the complaint was filed.
But Smid says it is connected. He said the accusation was probably filed by someone who read the blog and used it "as a foundation to stir up a bunch of stuff."
"The doors are not locked down and the kids are not required to be here, and they come here with their parents," Smid said.
The Web site for Refuge states it offers programs ranging from two to six weeks. The group says it "is a ministry designed to be a safe place for young people and their families to find true freedom from addictions through the power of Jesus Christ."
It says it can fix "addictive behaviors" such as pornography, drugs, sexual promiscuity and homosexuality.
The cost runs from $1,500 to $4,000, the Web site says.
oh like the kids coming with their parents means anything if they don't want to be there in the first place
You mean for $4,000 I can become straight! DAMN that's cheaper then a face lift!