Exorcisms in gay conversion therapy can consist of shaming techniques to expose the unnatural ‘demons’ within people. The reality, however, can simply involve hours of intense prayer and repentance for the so-called sin of being born homosexual – but this doesn’t make the experience any less traumatic for the individual. When most of us think of exorcisms, we can’t help but picture spinning heads, a possessed girl, and projectile vomiting. 10 Regular Exorcisms To ‘Dislodge’ Shameful Demons Admirably, Sam now speaks about his hellish ordeal around the world as a campaigner for LGBT rights. Brinton attempted suicide 5 times and still experiences pain when his current boyfriend shows him any affection. Brinton was made to associate gay sex and feelings of arousal with extreme pain using methods which included electrocution, being burnt with hot copper coils and being frozen with ice. In addition to the brainwashing came the physical and emotional torture that continues to plague him in adulthood. Throughout his time in therapy, Brinton was made to believe that all gay people had AIDS, that all other gay people had been killed by the government and that he would be next. Soon after this, his mother sent him off to be treated with gay aversion therapy – the methods of which belong in a horror movie.
As a boy, Brinton was physically abused by his father for revealing he had feelings for another boy. 12 A Brave And Risky EscapeĢ9-year-old Samuel Brinton is truly an inspiration to the LGBT community. Raymond was later taken to hospital emaciated and suffering from brain damage as a result of his beatings. According to a camp mate of Raymond’s, their camp leader reportedly chained Buys to his bed every night, refused him toilet access and one occasion, Buys was forced to eat his own feces. The camp Buys’ parents had assumed would simply train their son in the art of being 'manly' turned out to be a gay conversion camp that subjected Raymond and the other boys to round the clock torture. Buys was not gay, but was thought to have exhibited ‘gay traits’, so his mother and father sent him off to a training camp that they assumed would make him “a better man, and give him a better future.” The next time they saw their teenage son was in the hospital three months later – he was severely malnourished, bruised and fighting for his life. Here are 15 moving and truly chilling stories from gay conversion therapy camps.Īt age 15, South African teen Raymond Buys was enrolled into a ‘Game Rangers’ camp by his parents. Astonishingly, most of these horrifying true accounts of life in a gay conversion camp are fairly recent – proof if any were needed that so much more needs to be done about protecting and ensuring the rights of the LGBT community. For others, the horrors of the camp leave them with no choice but to escape and risk further abuse or put an end to it all and commit suicide. Members that manage to endure the months of torture and abuse at the hands of these gay conversion programs are forced to live a lie and repress their true selves when they rejoin the outside world. As a result, patients are often too traumatized by their experiences to form a normal relationship upon leaving these camps and many cannot face life at all. The methods used by the camp leaders to ‘cure’ people of their sexual orientation are nothing short of sadistic, ranging from electroshock therapy to nausea-inducing drugs and exorcisms. Gay conversion therapy camps or ‘Pray the gay away’ camps as they’re often referred to have one aim and one aim only: to convince gay people that their homosexuality is a disease and sin that can be cured. Unfortunately, a dark treatment that forces gay men and women to change their sexual orientation is still practiced around the world and is convincing thousands of gay youths that they are unnatural human beings.
Gay marriage is becoming more and more accepting around the world and many churches are opening their doors to gay and lesbian Priests. In recent years, great progress has been made for LGBT rights.