A jury awarded a 27-year-old Michigan man $200,000 following a rear-end auto collision that he claims turned him into a homosexual. The man said that although his only physical injury was to his back, the accident had a jarring effect on his personality and prevented him from having a normal sexual relationship with his wife. Soon after the accident, he left his wife, moved in with his parents, and started hanging out in gay bars and reading homosexual literature. In addition to the $200,000, the jury also awarded $25,000 to his wife.

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