Nov 06, 2006Articles: Summer camp for gay teens urged
By VZ
A Winnipeg volunteer trying to start Manitoba's first summer camp specifically for gay teens and young adults is aware the concept could draw opposition. The camp's an idea Davis brought to Manitoba after volunteering at a similar camp in Edmonton last summer. Targeted at youth between 14 and 24 years of age that identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered (commonly known by the acronymn GLBT), Davis and other local volunteers want to create a similar four-day program here in August.
Davis said the camp will focus on boosting the self-esteem of often marginalized young GLBT men and women, some of whom hail from remote Canadian communities where they're ostracized for their sexual orientation.
