Italian Scientist Gian Paolo Vanoli Believes Vaccines Can Cause Homosexuality

You might have heard a rumor that vaccines in children can increase their risk for autism. Or, you may have heard that some vaccines might put you or loved ones at risk for certain health conditions. But, you probably didn't hear that according to some unhinged scientists, they can cause homosexuality.

That's right. According to Italian scientist Gian Paolo Vanoli, a 70-year-old scientist, journalist and opponent of vaccinations, he says going in for the needle mightjust be enough to change your sexual orientation.

According to The Huffington Post, Vanoli is a proponent of alternative medicine and recently spoke with Vice Italy's Matteo Lenardon regarding his ideals.

Take a look at his interview, via The Huffington Post's translation:

"The vaccine is introduced into the child, the child then grows and tries to find its own personality, and if this is inhibited by mercury or other substances present in the vaccine which enter the brain, the child becomes gay. The problem will especially be present in the next generations, because when gays have children, the children will carry along with them the DNA of their parent's illness. Because homosexuality is a disease, even though the WHO has decided that it is not. Who cares! The reality is that it is so. Each vaccination produces homosexuality, because it prevents the formation of one's personality. It is a microform of autism, if you will. You will see how many gays there will be in the next generation, it will be a disaster."

Though Vanoli is quoted to support same-sex marriage and gay adoption, he still believes homosexuality is an illness.

However, we see that since 1975, the American Psychological Association has removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders, citing that "research has found no inherent association between any of these sexual orientations and psychopathology."