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Paweł Gąsior:
It's so natural as a pair of gay-dogs rising their adopted pup
I don't know about dogs, but seagulls, penguins and other species I can't remember now raise the young in same sex couples. Where does the young come from? Sth. like in-vitro method, only simpler. :-)
So. It's not like an earthquake, it's not like with dogs. Other analogies, Paweł? :-) Sth. happenning in nature but unnatural... I know you will come up with sth. :-) SMB sex or necrophilia, I guess...
(no offence for the ironic tone, pls, it's my in born feature)
You may discuss morality ("It's immoral to be and act gay"), religion ("It's wrong to act gay, you'll go to hell"), personal attitudes ("Elton John makes me sick") etc. here, and have your own views on that, but not nature.
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More about nature, if interested:
"Among birds, for instance, studies show that 10 to 15 percent of female western gulls in some populations in the wild are homosexual. Among mammals, male and female bottlenose dolphins frequently engage in homosexual activity, both in captivity and in the wild. Homosexuality is particularly common among young male dolphin calves. One male may protect another that is resting or healing from wounds inflicted by a predator. When one partner dies, the other may search for a new male mate.
Male and female rhesus macaques, a type of monkey, also exhibit homosexuality in captivity and in the wild. Males are affectionate to each other, touching, holding and embracing. Females smack their lips at each other and play games like hide-and-seek, peekaboo and follow the leader. And both sexes mount members of their own sex.
Some scientists say homosexual behavior in animals is not necessarily about sex. Marlene Zuk, a professor of biology at UC Riverside and author of "Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can't Learn About Sex From Animals" (University of California Press, 2002), notes that scientists have speculated that homosexuality may have an evolutionary purpose, ensuring the survival of the species. By not producing their own offspring, homosexuals may help support or nurture their relatives' young. "That is a contribution to the gene pool," she said.
Janet Mann, a professor of biology and psychology at Georgetown University who has studied same-sex behavior in dolphin calves, says their homosexuality "is about bond formation, not about being sexual for life."
She said studies show that adult male dolphins form long-term alliances, sometimes in large groups. As adults, they cooperate to entice a single female and keep other males from her. Sometimes they share the female, or they may cooperate to help one male.
"Male-male cooperation is extremely important," Mann said. The homosexual behavior of the young calves "could be practicing" for that later, crucial adult period, she added.
What the animal studies do show, Zuk observed, is that "sexuality is a lot broader term than people want to think."
"You have this idea that the animal kingdom is strict, old-fashioned Roman Catholic," she said, "that they have sex just to procreate."Kamila G. edytował(a) ten post dnia 18.09.09 o godzinie 12:07
