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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 11:15 PM
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homosexuality a universal phenomenon
Edited on Wed Jun-24-09 11:16 PM by undergroundpanther
The pairing of same sex couples had previously been observed in more than 1,000 species including penguins, dolphins and primates.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5550488/Homosexual-behaviour-widespread-in-animals-according-to-new-study.html
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 11:20 PM
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1. yes, but are penguins born that way or do they choose tobe gay?
That's an important point to the fundamentalists!
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 11:21 PM
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2. The just need to accept Penguin Jesus as their personal savior and they'll be cured.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 11:35 PM
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3. My sister says she had a pair of gay cats.
Who am I to disbelieve her?
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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 12:13 AM
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5. My Cat Sparkle is Gay
His Lover, Rustle died and Sparkle was inconsolable.
Here they are together.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:08 PM
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8. I also had a gay cat
Mine, however, was promiscuous--we had three other tomcats and he had his way with them all.
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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 11:56 PM
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4. Cept they dont have homosexuals in Iran
:)
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 12:14 AM
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6. teen pregnancy, a mounting problem
:party:
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 12:17 AM
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7. Universal?
I guess that explains binary stars.
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Terry in Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-25-09 05:35 PM
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9. Thoroughly documented
The book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity by Bruce Bagemihl gave the subject a very thorough treatment. Published in 1999, the 768-page book collects and presents extensive evidence on same-sex sexual behavior among 450 different species.

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