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A 28-year-old woman who tracked down her long-lost father last year has revealed that she is pregnant with his baby...
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Penny Lawrence went in search of her father Gerry Ryan following the death of her mother and grandparents. The Irish Sun reports that she eventually found Dublin-born Ryan in Houston, Texas.
After meeting, the pair embarked on a s/xual relationship which resulted in Lawrence becoming pregnant. However, they have insisted that their attraction is the result of Genetic S/xual Attraction, a term previously created by Barbara Gonyo to describe the feelings between parents and their children – as well as siblings – who meet as adults.
“We are not committing any crime, but are victims of GSA,” Lawrence told the paper. “We’ve never experienced a father-daughter relationship, so we’re just like any other strangers who meet in adulthood.”
Ryan expressed fears that laws could see the couple separated, but added: “It’s no different than if I met Penny in a bar. I’d have fallen for her as I have now. It doesn’t feel like we are doing anything wrong.”
The pair said that if the three-month scan of their baby shows no birth defects, they will remain together and raise the child. Discussing GSA, Lawrence explained: “I did some research into it. I was stunned that some brothers and sisters, daughters and dads and mothers and sons were actually living happily as man and wife.”
However, her father pointed out: “GSA isn’t recognized in court.”..
