Except that homosexuality is not *legally* recognized any more as a mental disorder (no matter what one might think of it privately). If the kid got a friendly lawyer on board who was interested in taking it as a test case, I think the parents would find it very hard -- legally -- to make their child submit to treatment for something that is -- legally -- supposed to be a non-disorder.
That's all assuming this story is not a hoax, of course.
That's why its not therapy, its spiritual counsling. Parents can make their kids go to church, which is essentially what this is.
Does not matter.
Parents can have their kids incarcerated for mere rebeliousness.
Not a chance, this situation has been litigated already and the rights of parents have been upheld. It does not matter that some lawyer may want the case, the parents need only show they have the best interests of the child in mind.
Generally the negative nature of homosexuality, if it even gets that far, is easily testified agains. (done it for divorce cases where we bring in an expert to testify in custody dispute cases.)
There are legitimate psychologists who do not support the notion of homosexuality as normal behavior.
Sorry but your analysis does not stand to the real world.