A recurring theme in the Catholic bishops’ campaigns against gay marriage, is the claim that it is somehow “against nature”, or contrary to “natural law”. In its theological sense, “natural law” does not (surprisingly) mean anything at all connected with…
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A Scarlet Ibis Couple’s Spacious, Designer Nest.
As a psychology student at Tulane University, I took a couple of independent study courses observing animal behaviour at Audubon Zoo, near campus. One semester, I studied the mating behaviour of the scarlet ibis, a wading bird common in marshes…
Our Queer Primate Cousins
A favourite argument used by the religious right against homoerotic relationships, and by the Vatican theologians against any form of sexual expression outside of marriage and not open to making babies, is that such sexual activities are “against nature”, and…
Same-Sex Parents, Furred and Feathered.
There have been an increasing number of research studies which show that as parents, same sex couples are at least as good as opposite sex- couples. As a gay father and grandfather myself, I don’t really need to be told…
Animals Use Sex Toys, Too
Primate sexuality shows as much diversity as human sexuality, including the use of sex toys like dildos and masturbation aids.
Bighorn Rams: Macho Homos, Wimpish Heteros
To look at them, bighorn rams are the very image of hypermasculinity. They live on the rugged mountain slopes of Montana and Canada, in an environment that demands strengh, athleticism and stamina. Their appearance is impressive, with large thick horns…
Natural Law, Evidence, and Laysan’s Albatross
A key part of the argument against homoerotic relationships, fundamental to the Catholic Magisterium, to the religious opposition more generally, and to the supporters of so-called “traditional” marriage, is that same sex relationships are somehow “unnatural”, “against natural law”. This…
Exclusive Heterosexuality Unnatural?
“I don’t know of any species that is exclusively heterosexual” – Zurich Zoo tour guide, Myriam Schärz. The argument that same -sex relationships are supposedly “unnatural” is so fundamental to the homophobes’ case, that it needs to be countered at…
Bisexual Snails
There is a widespread myth out there that homoeroticism is somehow “against nature” because “animals don’t do it”. The argument is deeply flawed on numerous counts: Are we to model our behaviour on the animal kingdom? If so, why was…
