Some families of foreign muslim origin in Norway still believe homosexuality is a disease, and that this "disease" is curable. Others have the idea that homosexuality is a western phenomenon only. In many of the cases, when sons or daughters show sign of having a homosexual orientation, they are sent back to the family´s countries of origin. There, they are put through tortuous treatments that are believed to change their sexual orientation into a heterosexual one. Some of these young people are told by their families that they are going on short holidays, in some cases to a completly different destination that their country of origin. Once abroad, far away from any contact with their norwegian networks or the norwegian system, their identification documents are taken away from them to prevent escape.