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http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/1...est=latestnews

A former British rugby player claims a stroke turned him gay overnight, the Daily Mail reported.

Chris Birch, 26, a bank clerk, broke his neck while attempting a back flip and suffered a stroke in 2005. When he woke up, he told his family he was no longer interested in women.

"It sounds strange, but when I came round, I immediately felt different," Birch told the Daily Mail. "I wasn't interested in women any more. I was definitely gay. I had never been attracted to a man before - I'd never even had any gay friends."

His mental transformation was accompanied by a physical one – Birch lost 110 pounds, cut his hair and started dating men.

He also quit his job as a rugby player in order to study hairdressing.

During the months he spent in recovery, Birch said his family and friends hoped he would revert to his former self.

“I had to learn to walk, eat, even speak again and all my family were supporting me, hoping they would see the old Chris come back soon enough,” he told the Mirror.

This was just the most random article I've seen. I'm actually not sure what to think. It almost seems like maybe he was waiting for an excuse to do all this. I know people can change after a stroke and have seen it but for a stroke to turn someone gay? I don't know. I laughed a bit. It is what it is but it seems so random.