When Jack mentioned it, Ianto recalled that he'd heard something about that before, something his father had said about how the water was turning all the boys into poofters. The memory burned in Ianto's chest like heartburn, and he was glad he saw his dad put in the ground before he told anyone in his family how he felt about men. Back home no one outside Torchwood knew that he sometimes slept with men, and at this point he was sure they'd never know.

"What does estrogen even taste like?" he wondered, thinking about how women tasted and wondering if there was any correlation.