[conservativeharleyguy]

"...Hansen, who is now remarried, has a liberal philosophy about sexuality and a wide circle of gay and lesbian friends....One lesbian couple, in particular, was especially close to the family, coming over for barbecues and movies...."

And here you have it folks:
The recipe for a mixed-up kid's "Gay Identity".

Take 1 dysfunctional family

Remove 1 father

Combine 1 permissive mother with 1 indifferent stepfather

Stir in several "influential" gay/lesbian parental friends that "everyone just loves" (who may be more than just "good friends")

Fold in a lifelong batch of mixed mainstream media/public school gender identity/sexuality" messages

Stir for 18 years (don't forget to frost with a full measure of disdain for "fundamentalist" religion)


Viola!!! Yet another kid who's convinced she's gay just because she's always felt "different".

[nwrep]

You have summed this up perfectly. After reading the whole thing, there is no doubt in my mind that the liberal, promiscuous mother with her lesbo girlfriends influenced Sasha to try out "new things."