Out Magazine, July 2001

"SummerCamp"

by Bob Smith

A recent news story reported that a gay and lesbian summer camp for adults will be open in Maine again this year. Of course, at Out we had our own ideas of what the camp should offer:

• Hold “get ‘em in the sack” races


• Watch the gay Republicans build a log cabin.


• Make friends that last a lunchtime!


• Play baseball during the day, do Damn Yankees at night.


• Take Citronella as your camp drag name.


• Camp rule: It’s OK to feed the bears but dangerous to ply them with drinks.


• Remember: Only you can prevent forest flamers.


• Stage midnight raids on the Bible camp across the lake.


• Tennis: singles, doubles, and threesomes.


• Braid a lanyard for your tea dance whistle!


• Reenact favorite tableaux form Abercrombie & Fitch catalog.


• Tell ghost stories around the campfire about Demi Moore’s and Patrick Swayze’s dead careers.


• Learn to tell the difference between crabs and ticks.

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