E-mail: gaycamp@gaycamp.se

The camp takes place on 18-25 July 2010 and the

fee is, for 8 days and 7 nights including food and

lodging:

   non-european participants: 490 USD

   EU-citizens: 300 EURO 

   Swedish participants: SEK 2100.

The camp is subsidized by the grants from the

Swedish government, therefore the differencies in

fees.

Your travel expenses from your country to Sweden

and back, you will have to arrange for yourself.

We will help you to get to the camp from the

nearest train station and back.

Booking is made by first-come-first serve basis.

You can make a free preliminary reservation by

sending your name and address via e-mail to

Please use e-mail and not ordinary mail, if you

choose to send ordinary mail be aware that it can

be long periods between we check the mailbox.

 

All men 18 years and older are welcome.  Most

participants are between 18-50.  The maximum

number of participants is 50.The camp is held in a

private area not far from Stockholm with access to a

private beach and sauna.

The camp costs 2100 Swedish crowns for 8 days, 7

nights including food and accommodation.

Participants arrange their own travel to and from the

camp.

Particpation in the camp is confirmed after payment of

the registration fee.

Through the years, a way of working based on secure and confidential

base group meetings has been refined. Upon arrival, each camp

participant is assigned to small base groups composed of 6-8

The base groups usually meet every morning during the camp.  After

In the base groups, participants introduce themselves to each other

and discuss issues related to homosexuality – everything from the

coming out process to getting involved in the hbtq community and

living as an openly gay, bisexual or simply sexual man.  The mornings

don’t necessarily have to be entirely devoted to discussion – the group

Other base group discussion topics include:  identity as a bisexual

man, coming out to a possibly female partner, coming out to ones

children, alcohol and drugs, loneliness, monogamy/cheating on your

partner, safe sex, life as an HIV positive person, exploring and

developing one’s sexuality and capacity for love, etc.  The group

dynamic and atmosphere in these base groups becomes, often

surprisingly quickly, deeply personal.  It is not unusual for participants

Each base group has one camp day when they are responsible for

food preparation, serving, and cleanup.  For practical and financial

reasons, the menu is planned in advance but there is of course some

room for variation.  If the group is composed of kitchen-duty novices

Every year the camp has international participants.  Previous years

have included participants from, among others, USA, Italy, Ireland,

France, Holland, Iran, South America, Finland, New Zealand,

Pakistan.  The camp is bilingual and participants can choose either a

Swedish-speaking or English-speaking base group.  All practical

information and discussions in the large group meetings are given in

Time after lunch can be spent as participants please.  Different

activities are usually offered for optional participation.  These activities

vary from year to year but have included lectures, oil painting, basic

dance training, and of course, lying in the sun, going for a swim, or

There are one or two obligatory lectures, depending on the theme of

the camp. Previous lectures have included safe sex. In 2008 a hands-

Particpants are free to lead or coordinate activities.  Past activities

have included: magic tricks, accordion playing, yoga, body therapy,

smutty songs while drinking coffe, cinammon buns for coffee, evening

songs, morning aerobics, visiting nearby sights, card tricks, target

shooting with paintball pistols, etc.

If you have any questions or thoughts, don’t hesitate to email

GayCamp.  Do look through the Frequently Asked Questions.