Strange Passions
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Prolific Donor
After fathering 25 children through sperm donations, the legal cap for anonymous donations through the government regulated clinic in The Netherlands, Ed Houben has continued to donate sperm on his own. He now has more than 85 children.
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Portraits
Ed Houben keeps a database of all the children he has fathered through sperm donations and keeps it accessible to the children and their mothers.
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Taboo Family Picnic
Ed Houben enjoys being involved in the lives of the families who have had children through his sperm donations and often interacts with them.
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Real Life 40-Year-Old Virgin
Andrew Wong enjoys many hobbies such as martial arts. He is Australia's real life 40 year old virgin.
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Strict History
Brought up in a strict family with abstinence-only sex education, Andrew joined the Mormon church at age 22. The Mormon church puts an emphasis on maintaining virginity until marriage. Even though Andrew has since left the church, he still finds meeting and physically interacting with women difficult.
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Tired of Running
Andrew finds engaging in a physical relationship challenging, but he's ready to stop running from fear and shame. "If I start running today, then I’m going to be running for the rest of my life. And I’m sick of feeling scared and I’m sick of feeling ashamed. And this is like a challenge for me to be able to feel comfortable around a naked girl."
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Beloved Balloons
Arkansas piano teacher, Dave is always affectionate with his beloved balloons, continually cuddling them, tucking them into his shirt and nestling up to them at night. People with this particular fetish for balloons are called, "looners".
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Balloon Father
Dave has such a profound love of balloons, he’s collected 65,000 of them. Dave's relationship is not a romantic one. He considers his balloons his “children” and is moved to tears if they pop.
