Ever wonder about animals being GAY?

[hh5]

Found an article

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechn...-new-study.html

 

There's even lesbian animals as well ... gay ... straights ... I just wonder how they treat each compared to the human race?

 

Doubt they have gay pride day or gay cruises or other capitalistic ...

 

They don't have to worry about jobs or recession either.

 

Just food, companionship , and predators ...

[Former Member]

Interesting article.

 

I worked at a horse breeding ranch for a few years and I believe one of the main studs was gay. He couldn't get it up or mount the collector until one of the miniature stallions was brought into the room.

[JJFlame]

Can't wait to hear the rational discussions about this.

 

Then:

 

"Homosexuality isn't natural, it doesn't even occur in nature"

 

Now:

 

"Just because it occurs in nature doesn't mean it's right. Cannibalism and predatory murder occur in nature and we don't accept that in society."

 

 

[Krista]

I read an article about "gay" bonded male penguins adopted and are raising a chick. It's just cute..

[writeincode]

My dog is attracted to male dogs, female dogs, human legs and pillows. What would human society make of that?

[Kia Zi Shiru]

I heard that in a zoo not far from my parents there were 14 penguins they mated and everything... and they still had none or sometimes only 1 egg.... turned out that they were almost all gay... as far as I remember there were 12 males and 2 females... but no opposite sex couples......

 

Maybe gay couples have actually use in nature..... a lot of straight animal couples just get too many young.... So a gay couple raising little ones would be a smart way out.....

[Arpeggio]

Yep, when I worked at the local aquarium here, our penguins were known to be a little "queer" at times.

[Krista]

My dog is attracted to male dogs, female dogs, human legs and pillows. What would human society make of that?

 

 

Lmao.. human society would call that a dog - which is what we call MEN who do the same thing.

 

 

As far as Homosexuality in animals: Animals show dominance by mounting animals of the same sex. But as far as strict homosexuality the birds (which are on average pretty intelligent) seem to be the most "gay"... forming life-long bonds and the like...

[glomph]

I heard part of a radio show about research on "gay" fruitflies. I asked a biologist friend about it, and he said they had been noted long ago. Geneticists used to give cutesy names to various fruitfly genes as they are discovered. The chromosome active in male fruitflies that engage in courting behavior toward other males was called "fruity". The term has been replaced by something more dignified since then.

 

The same chromosome winds up in mice, too, I think, on the X chromosome.

Edited June 29, 2009 by glomph

[Jack Frost]

My dog got gay on another dog a few times.

 

I had to break them up. They're brothers and it's weird.

[hh5]

My dog got gay on another dog a few times.

 

I had to break them up. They're brothers and it's weird.

 

do they really remember being brothers?

 

or just an easy way to find a mate!! rather than put out an ad on Craigslist

[Julian Alexander]

LINDA shall burn in hell!!! lol

 

Link:Gay zoo penguin couple breaks up

[Krista]

LINDA shall burn in hell!!! lol

 

Link:Gay zoo penguin couple breaks up

 

Lol.. aww that's sad.. I thought Penguins were more monogamous than that, but looks like a mini-desperate housewives going in that flock..

[KJames]

Found an article

 

http://www.telegraph...-new-study.html

 

There's even lesbian animals as well ... gay ... straights ... I just wonder how they treat each compared to the human race?

 

Doubt they have gay pride day or gay cruises or other capitalistic ...

 

They don't have to worry about jobs or recession either.

 

Just food, companionship , and predators ...

 

Just to put things in perspective, now that I've had a chance to re-read the whole thread...we ARE animals too--mammals, specifically.

[Zeoanne]

On one of my visits to PR we went to visit one of our old neighbors. They had 2 male dogs and a female. One of the male dogs insisted on getting on the other male dog even though all 3 were right there together. The other dog would not allow it to get on top but didn't growl or try to bite either, simply would walk away or sit every time. That happened on and off the entire time we were there. Also, there have been nature shows on TV where they've shown same sex animals in the same situation. So, yeah, homosexuality is not exclusive to humankind.

[Nephylim]

I doubt that gay animals need gay pride.. to them it's nothing to be proud of... or ashamed of... or even to be aware of... it just is.

[KJames]

I doubt that gay animals need gay pride.. to them it's nothing to be proud of... or ashamed of... or even to be aware of... it just is.

 

And, so, for a change we should learn a point of existence from those "dumb" animals...

[FairyTaleSkies]

LINDA shall burn in hell!!! lol

 

Link:Gay zoo penguin couple breaks up

 

While reading that article I found myself feeling really sorry for Pepper and wanting to dislike the home wrecker, Linda.

 

Then I remembered I was reading about penguins and really think I need to get out more.

[Benji]

Can't wait to hear the rational discussions about this.

 

Then:

 

"Homosexuality isn't natural, it doesn't even occur in nature"

 

Now:

 

"Just because it occurs in nature doesn't mean it's right. Cannibalism and predatory murder occur in nature and we don't accept that in society."

 

 

 

....................I've already heard that from the fundies.

[Krista]

While reading that article I found myself feeling really sorry for Pepper and wanting to dislike the home wrecker, Linda.

 

Then I remembered I was reading about penguins and really think I need to get out more.

 

 

Lol, penguins or not, the story would fit right in on the site.. if they were all human. Of course, the two males would live happily ever after in the end on here..

[DragonFire]

I doubt that gay animals need gay pride.. to them it's nothing to be proud of... or ashamed of... or even to be aware of... it just is.

Totally agree. To be honest I can't say that I've ever given it much thought, but as it's a natural occurrence in humans, I don't see how it could be any different in animals.

[Former Member]

I have nothing to say.