It’s so “unnatural that nature is replete with examples of GLBT life forms.
The audacity of gay! :rofl:
"No species has been found in which homosexual behaviour has not been shown to exist, with the exception of species that never have sex at all, such as sea urchins and aphis. Moreover, a part of the animal kingdom is hermaphroditic, truly bisexual. For them, homosexuality is not an issue."—Petter Bøckman
Homosexual sexual behavior occurs in the animal kingdom, especially in social species, particularly in marine birds and mammals, monkeys, and the great apes. Homosexual behavior has been observed among 1,500 species, and in 500 of those it is well documented.<136><137>. This discovery constitutes a major argument against those calling into question the biological legitimacy or naturalness of homosexuality, or those regarding it as a meditated social decision. For example, male penguin couples have been documented to mate for life, build nests together, and to use a stone as a surrogate egg in nesting and brooding. In a well-publicized story from 2004, the Central Park Zoo in the United States replaced one male couple's stone with a fertile egg, which the couple then raised as their own offspring.<138>
The genetic basis of animal homosexuality has been studied in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.<139> Here, multiple genes have been identified that can cause homosexual courtship and mating.<140> These genes are thought to control behavior through pheromones as well as altering the structure of the animal's brains.<141><142> These studies have also investigated the influence of environment on the likelihood of flies displaying homosexual behavior.<143><144>
Georgetown University professor Janet Mann has specifically theorized that homosexual behavior, at least in dolphins, is an evolutionary advantage that minimizes intraspecies aggression, especially among males.<145> Studies indicating prenatal homosexuality in certain animal species have had social and political implications surrounding the gay rights debate.<146>
Two Hundred Years at Looking at Homosexual Wildlife, Explaining (Away) Animal Homosexuality and Not For Breeding Only in his 1999 book Biological Exuberance to the "documentation of systematic prejudices" where he notes "the present ignorance of biology lies precisely in its single-minded attempt to find reproductive (or other)
"explanations" for homosexuality, transgender, and non-procreative and alternative heterosexualities. Petter Bøckman, academic adviser for the Against Nature? exhibit states"Many researchers have described homosexuality as something altogether different from sex. They must realise that animals can have sex with who they will, when they will and without consideration to a researcher's ethical principles". :rofl:
Homosexual behavior is widespread amongst social birds and mammals, particularly the sea mammals and the primates.
Two New York Central Park Zoo's male chinstrap penguins, similar to those pictured, became internationally known when they coupled and later were given an egg that needed hatching and care, which they successfully did
List of mammals displaying homosexual behavior
Selected mammals from the full list
African Elephant
Brown Bear
Brown Rat
Buffalo
Caribou
Cat (domestic)
Cheetah
Common Dolphin
Common Marmoset
Common Raccoon
Dog (domestic)
European Bison
Human
Bonobos
sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality#cite_note-seattle2002-145http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior