Surely this article was written in jest?

How does one just "become a lesbian." You either aren't or you are? Aren't you? Or am I confused?

Not only that, this statement sounds pretty awful:

Mr Carney said that despite the encouragement for women to "explore other options", married and miserable was still better than alone and free, unless there was abuse.

"The best thing you can do is stay married if you want to live longer," Mr Carney said.