We Went To Gay Conversion Therapy Camp (Part 1/3)
We Went To Gay Conversion Therapy Camp (Part 1/3)
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Conversion therapy is the practice of “curing” gay people by trying to turn them straight through counseling and lifestyle restrictions. The practice dates back to the early Freudian period, when homosexuality was considered pathological and attempts to treat it were deemed appropriate. Today, however, homosexuality has been removed from the American Psychiatric Association’s list of mental disorders, and conversion therapy is considered ineffective, harmful, and potentially deadly.
Regardless of a nationwide battle toward the acceptance of same-sex marriage and equal rights for gay people, conversion therapy is still a problem, and it’s being practiced every single day in the United States and throughout the world.
In this special report, VICE gets exclusive access to one of the hundreds of gay-conversion-therapy organizations, groups, and sessions in the United States. At the Journey into Manhood program, men pay more than $600 to attend a weekend retreat where they participate in exercises and activities the staff members claim will help them battle their same-sex orientation. The only qualification to become a staff member is to have successfully completed the program.
The report meets with the founder of reparative therapy, Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, who is illegally practicing on minors in the State of California, and investigates the controversial legal battle to fight conversion therapy for individuals under 18 years of age. We also travel to the annual Gay Christian Network Conference, speak with former “ex-gay” leaders including John Smid of Love in Action, who is now married to his gay partner, and hear the grueling stories of the individuals who have survived this brutal practice.
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This should be free, compulsory, and legal in every nation. Mental health is not a joke!
Imagine unironically thinking you can change someone’s sexuality couldnt be me
So the aim is for gay men who are unhappy with their sexuality to become heterosexual… but the camps are a women-free zone? Even gay bars have women in attendance…. this is gayer than a gay bar!
this is so incredibly gay
This is the gayest thing ive ever seen
It sends shivers down my spine to watch this because if I had come out to my parents when I was in high school, I am 100% sure they would have sent me to one of these camps.
Do these people not use their frontal lobes? Homosexuality has clear evolutionary benefits. This includes but is not limited to assisting with the raising of children, especially orphans.
13:09 explain the prostate, genius
downvotes are by cultist child abusers
The conversion camp is more gay then being literally gay
Shills.
Wasn’t pitch perfect 2 filmed there?
5:00 ok as a gay man id actually have to agree with this point a little, I like the fact that this guy is willing to work on willing clients, and understands people who don’t want to change, but on the other hand his message of going about it is by agreeing with them instead of reassuring them of being happy with who they are.
Nicolosi: You are nothing more than a con-artist that has not a clue as to the wide spectrum of human sexuality . You practice pseudo science and get your validation from writing books and pretending you are an expert in this field of psychology . You prey on parents who cannot accept their children’s core knowledge of their sexual identity i.e. that they are indeed homosexual. The parents, therefore, wish to change their children according to what they think their children should be, and that is what the parents want. You charge money for this abusive pseudo conversion doing much more harm to the individuals who are children and are made to feel shame and guilt for being who they know they are. You are a devious predator supported by fundamentalist religious denominations who know neither God nor man.
All these conversion theraphies should be vorbitten
absolutely no bias to start this off
When he was explaining the seeds, and how the other place did the same thing as his group “that’s interesting” he sounded so catty like 🫳🏽✨
Not everyone likes the fact they are gay
These idiots do realize they’re all clearly gay right?
Im blessed my parents didnt let religion push them towards this 🙏🏼
Elon Musk is a trans man with serious issues!! With low self-esteem! Elon Musk needs boot camp!!!
Soo, $3000 for the weekend and you’ll get a sack of seeds to put your ballssk in.
What straight woman is desperate enough to marry these newly converted "straight men"?
This camp is basically a bunch of gay men hurting themselves and the rest of society is just like🧍♂️
Christians are actually a cult.
Oh jetty… you just need a shirt that fits and a good dick.
How can a Dr. be so stupid?
The price that these men pay to attend one of these weekend retreats is reported be a little greater than 600USD. lol what a cash grab!!! 😅
Its a total load of bullshit You are born gay get the hell over it
Everyone in this video absolutely gay
Bro the counselors sound like some straight homos 🤣🤣 thank you south park
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I told my mum I’d drown myself after using razor blades if she sent me to a conversion camp – The day after she left her church and her friends behind because having a daughter who was alive and breathing meant more than closed minded freaks
Gay conversion to straight by education or therapy is as unnatural and downright mad as using education or therapy to convert a white man to black, or vice versa.
Is this a parody? Everything about this is Gay….They’re fighting fire with more fire. Theater, seeds, and phallic beanstalks?
If these dudes aren’t gay….they will be after this week.
Feel sorry for these guys. These are just innocent gay men putting themselves in a situation they don’t need to be in. I wish they could accept themselves and live happy lives.
These people are really sick starting with that poor psychiatrist of the video
so this is where butters from south park went to since he was “a bit bi-curious”
My nephew is gay and I knew he was gay since he was about 4 years old! So don’t tell me that they are not born that way cuz there are. This psychologist guy who has more sugar in his tank than a gallon of Kool-Aid and he’s over here trying to fix somebody! First accept the fact that you are gay, homosexual, like Peter Pan in them green spandex!🤦♀️
Everyone IS heterosexual
Did he really just say that gay men smoke more cigarettes than straight men? 😂
Much love to my fellow LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈 family☮️ we are magic 🪄
ok look
I’m sorry for this, I know it’s not right and there are no stereotypes, but this really pisses me off.
and I mean the little shepherd sounded super gay
Sorry, I know those are stereotypes and it’s not correct to put labels but don’t stain them and if gays are depressed it’s because they don’t let them be.
How can such a thing exist
13:36 we suffer with all of these ailments because pseudoscientific ass holes like this man make it stressful to just live life with love and happiness
This makes me feel sad
how you gon get rid of gay people by putting them in theater? 💀
Sad
I want a wife. I want kids. I want a good job. I want to be accepted by my church. I want. I want. I want. I find this unchristian. In my humble point of view, the mark of a Christian is gratitude.
It’s 2024 and dudes are still ashamed of being gay? This is sad, sad that they can’t accept themselves. I have gay family members and I will always love them regardless. Never been a big deal to me.
The dude in the red shirt is CLOSETED. He’s searching for Christmas presents
They say they’re not against gay people who are happy being gay but I don’t believe that for one second. The Bible says being gay is a sin whether you’re happy about it or not. He’s trying to sugarcoat his evil mindset, it’s so obvious.