[mango salsa]

Originally Posted by ItsThatManAgain

Aparently he was showing off while attempting a back flip. He inadvertently landed on his head, breaking his neck and his stroke may have been a symptom. Hey, if someone could induce a stroke though, I'd love to meet them.

Does breaking your neck not lead to immediate death?

[MagicMarker]

Originally Posted by mango salsa

Does breaking your neck not lead to immediate death?

Only in Hollywood.

[baalthor]

Originally Posted by mango salsa

Does breaking your neck not lead to immediate death?

No, many people have broken their necks and survived. Bert Trautmann and Nigel Mansell being well known examples.

[foggy_lad]

It is possible that he has been gay all his life but buried deep in the closet and only his near death experience has made him re-evaluate his priorities and his aim now is his own happiness rather than appeasing family and friends etc with a straight lifestyle.

[Aard]

It's not just "20-something stroke victim wakes up gay". It's "Burly uber macho masculine heavyset rugby player has stroke and wakes up G.A.Y with fierce hair, slim figure, great skin, fab accessories, jailbait-esque boyfriend, and yuppie loft in the city".


WHAT.

THE.

FCUK.

[Dwn Wth Vwls]

Why is this in the news again? It was published on the 22nd September, and now suddenly it's doing the rounds again because a different newspaper picked it up.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-23436853/

[stephen_n]

Originally Posted by Dwn Wth Vwls

Why is this in the news again? It was published on the 22nd September, and now suddenly it's doing the rounds again because a different newspaper picked it up.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...5875-23436853/

Because it's an important public health message about the affects of attempting back flips in gyms! Duh!!!

[Paddy C]

My cynical self is thinking that he was always gay, but was afraid to admit it. The life-threatening situation he was in made him realise that life is short and he should do whatever makes him happy. Although I don't understand why he had to lose 8 stone and become a hairdresser, surely he could have just stayed the way he was and continued to be a rugby player.

Something about the whole thing doesn't add up...

[foggy_lad]

Brain injuries can significantly alter people's personalities as well as their attitudes thoughts values etc and the person suffering a stroke and being in a coma resulted in a brain injury. this was obviously what is called a life changing injury.

[44leto]

It seems a nice Daily Mail story who generally hate gays and when they come across them they like to Mail stereotype them.

There is something not quite right about this story, so the guy was macho, had a girlfriend, and played rugby.

Then has an injury and he becomes effeminate, has a boyfriend and becomes a hairdresser. Now why didn't that happen to Garret Thomas.

Although it could be possible for a stroke to flip a switch (perhaps) but you will still have your experiences, your memories, it wont be that automatic, you just don't flip. So either the guy is lying about his "previous life" the extent of his gayness or the mail is omitting details about the story.

If it is true I am sure other media and the scientific community will take up the challenge of understanding and then we will either gain a new understanding about sexuality (which I doubt) or the full truth will be revealed.

[easychair]

Its curious about how this all seems to be one way traffic. I've never heard of a gay man cheating on his partner with a woman, but have frequently heard of a heterosexual man cheating on his female partner with a man.

I wonder if anyone gay has aver had a stroke and woken up heterosexual?

[anotherlostie]

Originally Posted by easychair

Its curious about how this all seems to be one way traffic. I've never heard of a gay man cheating on his partner with a woman, but have frequently heard of a heterosexual man cheating on his female partner with a man.

I wonder if anyone gay has aver had a stroke and woken up heterosexual?

I'm sure there's a lot of men that after a few strokes, wake up heterosexual the next morning. Until the next time...

I was surprised the Daily Mail was covering this until someone pointed out that it might allow their readership to extrapolate that homosexuality was some sort of brain damage.

[Azure_sky]

There's a double entendre in this thread title somewhere.

[stephen_n]

Originally Posted by anotherlostie

I was surprised the Daily Mail was covering this until someone pointed out that it might allow their readership to extrapolate that homosexuality was some sort of brain damage.

The Irish Times carried it too and so did alot of media outlets in the same way that a lot of media outlets would or have covered stories of stroke victims waking up speaking foriegn languages that they previously never knew or whatever other changes that can be caused. So looking for some sort of right wing redneck agenda ( which in fairness the daily fail is guilty of all to often) is probably stretching it. I don't think this article or the way it was reported in any of the outlets I have seen was in any way anti gay!

[anotherlostie]

Originally Posted by stephen_n

The Irish Times carried it too and so did alot of media outlets in the same way that a lot of media outlets would or have covered stories of stroke victims waking up speaking foriegn languages that they previously never knew or whatever other changes that can be caused. So looking for some sort of right wing redneck agenda ( which in fairness the daily fail is guilty of all to often) is probably stretching it. I don't think this article or the way it was reported in any of the outlets I have seen was in any way anti gay!

Ok I guess we'll agree to disagree on that one then.