So you're going to a Gay Fix camp! Wackiness ensues!
Apparently, this blog has poked and squirmed its way through the Internet enough so that the national press have gotten wind of the ridiculousness of it all. Scandal! Wedge issue! Hot hot stuff! The New York Times did a story of it recently.
Basically, a 16 year old boy with a blog, from Memphis Tennessee (read: Bible Belt kuuntree), outed himself to his parents and lo and behold, exercising good Christian judgment and Christ-like love, they tried to reveal him the course of his damnation and how "destructive" his lifestyle was, to no avail. With no recourse (they couldn't possibly love their own child as he is), they sent him off to Love in Action.
LIA is a benevolent Christian camp that seeks to brainwash, ahem, convince homosexuals that in fact *surprise!* they are deviant creatures who really aren't gay – "of course when you see another boy and you have feelings for him, those aren't true feelings, those are just misunderstood sins.. and oh yeah, that thing that your wee wee does, it's ahem, it's also unnatural and we can fix that too!" – but really in fact they live in a corrupt environment.. and with good Christian care and some guidelines, homosexuals too can learn to repress those feelings, perhaps even forgo them to live in bliss – bliss meaning a home with a spouse of a different sex/gender/what? and little scamps running around until Sunday when everyone will go to the good church to lap up some more nuggets of wisdom like "Love your neighbor – unless he's gay" or "God created man in his image – but not a gay man", et al.
From the website:
Exploring the Homosexual Myth
There is no such creation as a "gay" or "homosexual" person. There is only homosexual attraction and behavior; accordingly, there can be no change from a sexual identity that never existed in the first place.
In any case, here are some of the guidelines (I can literally have a satirical field day with this for pages, but you can just go to their site to find out):
Attire: General
Modesty is expected. No tight, provocative, or suggestive clothing or spandex may be worn. No provocative or suggestive mannerisms are permitted. Fresh undergarments are to be worn at all times. Boxer shorts of any kind are considered underwear and are not to be worn as outer clothing. All clients must be dressed appropriately in clean, unwrinkled clothes when leaving the house for the day. Men may not wear any jewelry (other than a watch and a wedding band) unless approved through a C.O.C. In addition to a watch and wedding band, women may also wear a pair of simple earrings (one earring per ear.) The clients may not wear Abercrombie and Fitch or Calvin Klein brand clothing, undergarments, or accessories.
Men: Shirts are to be worn at all times, even while sleeping. T-shirts without sleeves are not permitted at any time, whether worn as an outer garment or an undergarment. This includes muscle shirts or other tank-tops. Bikini-style underwear is prohibited.
Women: Bras must be worn at all times, except while sleeping. Thong-style underwear is prohibited.
No television viewing, going to movies, or reading/watching/listening to secular media of any kind, anywhere within the client¹s and the parent¹s/guardian¹s control. This includes listening to classical or instrumental music that is not expressly Christian (Beethoven, Bach, etc. are not considered Christian).
Clients are not allowed to visit any video, music or media stores that are not expressly Christian, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. Clients may visit LifeWay Christian stores with a parent or guardian.
Proper bedclothes must be worn during nighttime sleeping hours. Appropriate bedclothes include full pajamas (tops and bottoms) or a pair of non-underwear-type shorts and a T-shirt. Nightgowns are not allowed.
... and so on. It sounds familiar to Bob Jones University's Student Guidelines, where for instance "Music must be compatible with the University's music standards: New Age, jazz, rock, and country music is not permitted. Contemporary Christian music is not permitted (e.g., Michael W. Smith, Stephen Curtis Chapman, WOW Worship, and so forth)."
So apparently you can go back in time! Just head over to Tennessee or South Carolina and meet those nice folks who keep their kids chained and tethered up, with no access to *gasp* ideas that can influence them if they so choose to use their brains...