Gay Animal Exhibit

[Explaura]

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[lucky-E-leven]

"Homosexuality" and "heterosexuality" are terms defined by societal boundaries, invisible in the animal kingdom.

I think that about says it for me. Interesting article, Explaura.

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

I always take ironic painful pleasure in the fact that the naturally occuring act of homosexuality, which has occurred constantly throughout both history and nature to the point where it is nigh on impossible that it could arise only through choice without a biological and thus natural component, is considered unnatural but that the actions of wearing clothes, buying processed meat that you then cook in metal stoves, driving around in automobiles are all considered highly natural and normal and praise-worthy.

Given this, I doubt that much proof will change their minds. Just look at the response to this and it's based on a true story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061117/ap_on_re_us/gay_penguins_book_flap

 

[Guest]

nice article

what gets to me is that the top 10 gay or bi animals are all described as gay male.

where are the lesbian animals?

 

[FallingToFly]

The things you learn from Mercedes Lackey...
I knew most of the trivia, like the stuff about the swans and eagles. prettyprettypretty world... *pets it*

 

[Lucifer_Carroll]

Bonobo Chimpanzees
Homosexuality has been documented in almost 500 species of animals, signaling that sexual preference is predetermined. Considered the closest living relative to humans, bonobos are not shy about seeking sexual pleasure. Nearly all of these peace-loving apes are bisexual and often resolve conflict by the “make love, not war” principle. They copulate frequently, scream out in delight while doing so, and often engage in homosexual activities. About two thirds of the homosexual activities are amongst females.

fem, there's this for one.

 

[Guest]

fem, there's this for one.

the chimps are SOOOO kewl

thanks LC

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I liked this one:

The better the male spider is in pleasing a female sexually, the more kids he will have

 

[Guest]

where are the lesbian animals?

I want to apologize for the really un-PC jokes my mind refuses to stop making up right now.

 

[Grushenka]

I liked this one:
The better the male spider is in pleasing a female sexually, the more kids he will have

Thank you, I enjoy reading stuff like this, even out of context :

"Obedient males that consistently followed the female's directions ended up siring more offspring. It's thought that the squeezing motion propels the male's sperm deeper into the female's body, where it is more likely to fertilize her eggs.

'Females presumably favored the paternity of males that could stimulate them, thereby obtaining sons that were better stimulators and thus more able to induce females to fertilize their eggs with their sperm,' Eberhard told LiveScience."

 

[ungenderless]

nice article

what gets to me is that the top 10 gay or bi animals are all described as gay male.

where are the lesbian animals?

My partner says that there is a certain species of lizard that are all lesbians, because there are NO males of that species. I'll have to ask her more about it when she gets home tonight.

 

[ungenderless]

Nevermind waiting, I found an article on it. Here: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921830,00.html

 

[TheEarl]

I always take ironic painful pleasure in the fact that the naturally occuring act of homosexuality, which has occurred constantly throughout both history and nature to the point where it is nigh on impossible that it could arise only through choice without a biological and thus natural component, is considered unnatural but that the actions of wearing clothes, buying processed meat that you then cook in metal stoves, driving around in automobiles are all considered highly natural and normal and praise-worthy.

Given this, I doubt that much proof will change their minds. Just look at the response to this and it's based on a true story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061117/ap_on_re_us/gay_penguins_book_flap

I loved hearing about the Right-wing Christian lunatic response to March of the Penguins about how it should be viewed as a moral example for American families. Wonder how many of them know that gay Emperor penguins often adopt eggs that have become lost?

I did read the original article whilst thinking about how the loonies would react to it. I read the bit about the black swans chasing away females from their mates and had a vivid imagination of a homophobic diatribe against the evils of the gay people who obviously copy this behaviour from swans and would clearly try to drive 'normal' parents away from their children so they could steal them for themselves.

Is it worrying that I can produce that kind of warped line of thought on demand?

The Earl