Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom
From fruit flies to killer whales, same - sex encounters and bonding are commonplace throughout the animal kingdom: for more effective parenting, for help in seeing off competitors, for community social cohesion, for conflict resolution - and for simple sexual pleasure.
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Beginning with an explanation of science, citations from the bible, and Darwinian Theory, this film debunks previously held ideas about homosexuals by examining homosexuality in the animal kingdom. From fruit flies to dolphins, amazing footage from around the globe captures homosexuality in its natural state.
Part One
“The Science That Dare Not Speak Its Name?”
Sex has one purpose, reproduction? Not so fast
One animal mounting another is not necessarily a male mounting a female.
Part Two
Bonobos
Part Three
Savannah baboons: male pairs, teaming up in long term relationshops to face down rivals.
Bottle nosed and spotted dolphins, pairing for life, and sharing females for short term procreation purposes.
Lions: females pair for life, for care of young.
Greylag geese: three parents - two dads, one mom.
Part Four
Roseate terns: same - sex parenting.
Part Five
Parasitic wasps
Fruit flies
Part Six
Macaque monkeys: female homosexual behaviour, for the purposes of pleasure.
Related articles
- Queer Wildlife: “Out in Nature” Video (queeringthechurch.com)
- A Brief Biblical Case (closetprofessor.wordpress.com)
- Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom (guardianlv.com)
- Gender benders in the animal kingdom (thehindu.com)
- The Gay Side of Nature (time.com)
- “Against Nature?”: Exclusive HETEROsexuality, and HomoPHOBIA. (queeringthechurch.com)
- Animals Gone Wild: Homosexuality In Animals! (thethinkingblog.com)
- Animal Sexuality Isn’t a Political Issue (realclearscience.com)
- Polar Explorer’s Report on Gay Penguin Sex Found Hidden in Museum (livescience.com)
- Penguins’ graphic sexual acts shocked researcher (msnbc.msn.com)
