Masturbation makes you gay, leaked Mormon guide claims

A leaked Mormon guidebook claims that masturbation can cause homosexuality.

Originally published in 1981 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the guide was shared this week by MormonLeaks, a group dedicated to more transparency within the Latter-Day Saints church, Newsweek reports.

It claims homosexuality is a “learned behaviour” caused by dominant mothers and absent fathers and warns against young people masturbating.

The guide says: “Early masturbation experiences introduce the individual to sexual thoughts which may become habit-forming and reinforcing to homosexual interests.

“Self-masturbation is almost universal among those who engage in homosexual behaviour, and is a very difficult habit for most to overcome.”

The book believes homosexuality is a “grave concern” because it may involve violent or criminal behaviour and warns against people who don’t renounce their

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