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No Jesus Camp! Yay!

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Caudex, Apr 12, 2013.

  1. Caudex

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    I posted a few months ago that my parents were trying to make me go to a pray the gay away camp.
    I convinced them I'm not gay, and that I was just on this site to "know my enemy" or something like that.
    But yay! (I never thought that telling someone I'm not gay would be happy.)
     
  2. Stridenttube

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    Wow, I'm sorry. That's terrible that you'd even have to tell them a lie to stop them from going to such a terrible camp. (*hug*)
     
  3. Naren

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    There are pray away the gay camps? really? Now this I have to see.
     
  4. Unknown5

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    Your parents sound a heck of a lot like my mom from just reading this. Don't let it get it to you. If they are bigoted like that, then they don't deserve to know this awesome part of who you are :slight_smile:
     
  5. MetalAngel89

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    It pisses me off that there is such a place.... Good for you!
     
  6. Fiddledeedee

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    But I'm A Cheerleader is a movie about a fictional one (it's a parody, but really quite similar in far too many ways).
     
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    What evil is this?
     
  8. Beware Of You

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    Psychologically dangerous places that try to indoctrinate you to hate yourself. Michael Bussee used to run them, they dont work. Bussee quit and married his boyfriend, and has apologized unreservedly for the damage he has done

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    *quakes in fear*

    Is this an exclusively american thing? I've never heard of anyone going to something like that here.
     
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    (*hug*)Happy for you
     
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    So glad you don't have to go there, such places shouldn't be allowed to exist.
     
  12. :roflmao: Good One! Congratulations on getting out of it though.
     
  13. Hexagon

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    Better hope they don't find this particular thread though, or else its all over.

    Yes, you. OPs parents. I'm talking to you. Being gay is not bad. Leave your kid alone.
     
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    Shame you had to lie about it, but at least you don't have to go now. Unkown5 is right, they don't deserve to know the truth about you. I wouldn't tell my parents in your shoes, and I probably won't be telling them anyway.
     
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    i would love them to try and de gay me :slight_smile: bloody ridiculous people!! keep strong,one day you will be able to live free! :slight_smile:
     
  16. Beware Of You

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    Sadly not. Well maybe the kids one is, but remember that London Bus Advert "Not Gay! Ex-Gay, Post-Gay and Proud. Get over it" that was blocked by Boris? Well that was advertising similar "services" over here. Its called stuff like "Repartive Therapy" to try and sound legit.
     
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    Maybe you should just tell them that it won't work and come clean. Show them the American Psychiatric Association has deemed "Reparitive Therapy" as a harmful and failed practice. Your parents sound a lot like mine BTW, soo much empathy there.
     
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    No, you really wouldn't want them to ever attempt. Pray away the gay works with a cult mentality. They tear down your self esteem to the point that you have no self worth and then and rebuild you the way they want. By the time they are done you are so defeated that you follow what they say like a robot. They thrive on people trying to fight the system; it makes it all the more satisfying for them when they do end up breaking you. I was lumped into a similar program when I kept telling my parents that I was a little girl. It took years of therapy to get over the damage they did to me. Their indoctrination theories made me deathly afraid of attempting to come out again for many years. People that run those camps are vile, wicked creatures that have no soul.
     
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    We need a "like" button for things like this ^

    ---------- Post added 13th Apr 2013 at 11:58 AM ----------

    This is why I don't want to tell my parents. I'm sorry that happened :frowning2:
     
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    Wow glad u got out of It my mom is similar so I understand :/
     
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