Chris Birch
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Chris Birch born c. 1986 in Ystrad Mynach, South Wales is a former rugby player who according to several sources[1][2][3] transformed from a straight man to a gay man after he "suffered a stroke whilst rolling down a grass verge in Bargoed, South Wales. Still regularly suffering with TIA (Mini Strokes), Chris has been left a totally different person after his freak accident. [2] The accident was in 2005[1] when he was 20, nearly 21.[3]
After the accident, Chris reportedly experienced a full lifestyle change:
- He changed his appearance, went from short hair to long and from natural to bleach blonde
- He started working out and went from a 19-stone (120 kg) man to an 11-stone (70 kg) man
- He stopped liking to play and watch sports and stopped spending weekends drinking with his mates
- He quit his bank job and learned to become a Hair Stylist and Lecturer
- He made the decision not to return to his previous heterosexual ways and now has a long term gay partner.
- He is not the only recorded case however, cases are minimal in the UK.
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- ^ a b Loynes, Isabelle (22 September 2011). "Having a stroke made me gay". The Daily Mirror (London: MGN Ltd). http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/09/22/having-a-stroke-made-me-gay-115875-23436853/. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ a b Salkeld, Luke (9 November 2011). "Burly rugby player has a stroke after freak gym accident… wakes up gay and becomes a hairdresser -- A rugby-playing straight man claims he woke up homosexual after suffering a stroke". The Daily Mail (London: Associated Newspapers). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2058921/Chris-Birch-stroke-Rugby-player-wakes-gay-freak-gym-accident.html. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ a b Wendy Austin (10 November 2011). "Talkback: Waking up gay" (Podcast). BBC Radio Ulster. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/northernireland/talkback/talkback_20111110-1200a.mp3. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
