On each tag, many of the videos are related to the conversion-camp meme, mixing it with other popular TikTok trends. #Pence has accumulated some 4.6 million views, while #mikepencesummercamp has amassed more than 237,000 views. The #mikepence tag on the platform, which is used by creators to tag their videos to appeal to a wider audience, has some 11.1 million views, per data from TikTok. The videos, in turn, seem to have struck a chord among a large portion of TikTok’s user base, which according to a previous Insider report has been a vital platform for LGBTQ youth. Such camps have been found to be ineffective and harmful. Visit Insider’s hom page for more stories.Ĭreators on TikTok have taken to the popular social-networking platform to share videos that imagine a world in which Vice President Mike Pence assumes the role of president and sends LGBTQ people to “conversion camps” meant to turn gay people straight.Pence has a history of making inflammatory statements about the LGBTQ community, though he’s been quiet on related issues as vice president.The videos assume the vice president could open summer camps meant to promote long- debunked conversion therapy for members of the LGBTQ community.Teen creators on TikTok are sharing videos of themselves imagining a world in which Vice President Mike Pence becomes president.