[George W. Bush]

I had a couple gay friends who had fathers who tried to beat the gay out of them...closed fists and workboot beatings (Not a lot of success with that method).

I've never seen or heard of such a thing except from Dims who pretend this stuff happens every day in every town in America. And except for a few years, I've lived only in the Reddest states. I probably only escape being a redneck because I can type and I pretend to parse sentences.

Apparently, these things must happen only in very liberal communities. But I never see it here in flyover country.

[durasell]

Very common up until the early 80s. You probably wouldn't hear of it unless it happened in your family, like wife beating, etc. Probably the most famous case of it is Little Richard -- his father tied him to the bed and tried to whip it out of him.