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More seriously, the Refuge blather was inspired by 16-year-old American blogger Zach, sent to homo rehab this summer by his concerned parents. Everybody's heard of this kid: Zach blogged his experience, and he became an unwilling poster boy, his private life plastered everywhere in the media.

In short, queer and Christian activists each grabbed hold of one of Zach's legs and pulled, and neither side would let go.

Here's some of Zach's final post, dated August 25:

"This isn't going to become my life. I won't let it. There's more to me than this. I've erased the original blogs. I know they're still out there somewhere, but the originals aren't. I haven't been able to see all of the news, newspaper, magazine, etc. articles and such, so I don't know exactly what to say. Currently I feel annoyed towards a lot of things.

"Love In Action has been misrepresented and what I have posted in my blogs has been taken out of perspective and context. I don't take back the things I've said, nor am I going to pretend like it never happened. It did. I refuse to deal with people who are only focused on their one-sided (biased) agendas. It isn't fair to anyone. I'm very frustrated with the things going on in my life now, but everyone has their issues. Homosexuality is still a factor in my life -- it's not who I am, it never has been. Those of you who really know me, know that homosexuality was always there but it didn't run my life, and it will not now.

"Obviously, many many people have sent friend requests to me because of the recent events that've place[d] Love In Action, my parents, and I in the center of controversial events. I don't want my blog to become that. Like I said -- there is more to me than this. Out of respect for me, I ask, if you cannot keep yourself from posting all over my blogs and commenting all over my profile about the past situation, then please remove me from your friends list....

"I just want to do what I can for the wrongs to be corrected. The media, in my opinion, has made a bit of a mess of things. But, I suppose they did what they could with what they had.

"I understand the concern, and I sooo appreciate everyone caring as much as they seemed to have. I REALLY do. But, I'm still alive. I don't believe I've been brainwashed. It's almost insulting, thinking about it, to be brainwashed....

"Please stop telling me I've been brainwashed. You (most of you) aren't in any position to tell me that I've been brainwashed. You don't know me -- stop acting like it -- please."