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Democratic printial ndidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a history of repeatedly sharg unfound nspiraci that man-ma chemils the environment uld be makg children gay or transgenr and g the femizatn of boys and masculizatn of girls.

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KEV MAXEN, JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH, OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR U.S.-BASED PRO LEAGU

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Has a history of repeatedly sharg unfound nspiraci that man-ma chemils the environment uld be makg children gay or transgenr and g the femizatn of boys and masculizatn of girls. The basels claim that chemils – particularly tap water – uld turn people gay has gaed populary wh nspiracy theorists over the years, most memorably wh nservative rad host Alex Jon, who said chemils the water were “turng the igg’ ogs gay.

"The general assumptn is that if you are drkg a vodka soda or a vodka cranberry, you are a woman or you are gay.

Edor’s Note: This piece was wrten 19 years ago, by a father learng to accept his son’s homosexualy wh honty and love. But he knew he was gay, and he knew beg gay was an abomatn.

GOD GAVE ME A GAY SON . . .

After <strong>Gay Alrn</strong> wrote about givg up alhol for a month rears rpond wh their own tal of stggle, dulgence and enjoyment * i don't think it's a gay drink *

Eventually, at a few of the dnertime discsns, the subject of homosexualy was ever so timidly broached. Mark fied all the popular stereotyp I believed about what beg gay means. I was sure I uld regnize a gay person a e off.

GOD GAVE ME A GAY SON . . .

He never displayed the effemate tras that I was certa a homosexual male would exhib. This was my homosexual child? Nothg durg Mark’s childhood dited any sign of homosexualy.

There was none of the verbal vlence many young gay people endure om earlit childhood; no risive jeerg, no “faggot” or “queer” talk.

GOD GAVE ME A GAY SON . . .

The possibily of homosexualy was a dim and distant issue about which I knew and red ltle.

The possibily of a gay son was not part of my plan. I did not know then that the suici rate for young gay persons is three tim that for other teens.

“Mark, are you gay? But how uld my son be gay? My level of unrstandg homosexualy enpassed ltle more than a now funct Frdian theory that a homosexual child is the rult of a weak father and a domeerg mother.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY

I had an satiable need to learn everythg I uld about homosexualy.

I learned that some 5 to 10 percent of the populatn is timated to be homosexual.

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