I had a good friend once who's parents basically forced him into a program like this several times. By the time he was of legal age he was totally screwed up mentally and yes, still gay. It cost him like 50K in therapy to fix the damage caused by their idea of therapy. Yeah, I think it's child abuse. You bet I do. You might as well just beat your kid every day and be done with it. The damage will be the same in the end.
If an adult wants to get into a program like that whatever. That's their call. I don't see much chance of it working but that's their decision. But kids? They're small human beings and they should have a right to decide something so personal for themselves. No one is trying to keep kids who have been molested out of therapy. But keeping bigots from attempting to make more bigots and mentally torturing their kids while they're at it? I definitely think CA has it right here and I'm really hoping other states follow their lead on this one.
These kids they just don't deserve that pain, that guilt. They deserve to be able to be themselves. Whatever that is. Let them choose that therapy when they are older if they understand it and want it. But don't force it on them. Their minds are fragile enough already....
Last edited by magkelly; 10-01-2012 at 01:15 PM.