The department declined to comment Thursday.
However, she told CNN the department will be looking into whether or not abuse or neglect occurred by the parents and family of the boy, not the church. McHaelen notified the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, as she's mandated to do in her position when she suspects abuse or neglect of a minor. "He's 16 and having the feelings that he's having, the relationships he's having, and then being tormented by 'What if I'm going to go to hell because of what I feel and who I am?'" she said. McHaelen said she talked to the boy since the incident and said he's feeling very conflicted and confused in trying to reconcile who he is with his religion. "That's what makes me so sad and so mad," she said. The event, McHaelen said, reflects a culture and society that doesn't believe a person can be both Christian and gay. But unlike the boy, not all the teens approached a church or religious organization.
The boy is the fifth teen True Colors is aware of that has undergone an event like the one documented in the video. "They performed this ritual in an attempt to rid him of feelings that he didn't want to have." "None of the people in this video were intending to hurt this kid," she said. McHaelen said she doesn't think the church acted maliciously - but that's part of her problem with the video. Robin McHaelen, who worked with the 16-year-old boy at the center of the video in her position as executive director of True Colors Inc., a gay youth advocacy and mentoring program in Connecticut, said the video was taped in March. "He made a woman to be with a man, and a man to be with a woman." We just don't allow them to come in and continue to live that lifestyle," she said. McKinney said the boy approached the church and told her he wanted to be a pastor, but was struggling with his sexuality. McKinney says she doesn't refer to the events of the video as an exorcism, but rather a "casting out of unclean spirits." She said this isn't the first time that an event like this has taken place at her church, but it is the first one centered around homosexuality. Gay critics say 'too little, too late' from Obama.The narration is clear and well paced and provides an enhancement to the story. The narrator has a very gravelly voice which is certainly appropriate for the demon's voice, although he does make effort to adapt this for different characters. The story is self-contained and the ending is interesting and not really predictable, which is a pleasant change. It could be argued that bdsm is here presented as inherently demonic or evil, but I do not believe this to be the case the sexual focus is only the differentiator, it is the choice to betray a loved one for hedonistic reasons that is seen as damnable. This is a morality tale of sorts, the demon is a figure of temptation and the outcome of the story offers perdition or redemption. The demon of the story provides the opportunity to fulfill his desires. The lead character is a person destined to fall from the path of a comfortable relationship to be tempted something a little riskier. The characterization is good with clear personalities provided for each of the characters. Obviously, this suits some people but not others and certainly here it provides the tension within the story. It is sweet and comfortable with lots of pleasant sex. The relationship between the two human lead characters is, as the story states, 'vanilla'. Not only is there a different narrator but this is also a little darker in tone. This is a different type of story to the previous book in the series. This review is based on the audiobook version of this short story (Narrator: Richard L.