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by nevets - badgicide on August 26th, 2005
Humans are animals. Some humans are gay. Does that answer your question?
by AntigoneRising on January 3rd, 2007
Absolutely. Homosexuality and homosexual behavior has been widely documented in over 400 species.
by Doggie S on January 18th, 2009
A first-ever museum display, "Against Nature?," which opened at the University of Oslo's Natural History Museum in Norway, presents 51 species of animals exhibiting homosexuality.
"Homosexuality has been observed in more than 1,500 species, and the phenomenon has been well described for 500 of them," said Petter Bockman, project coordinator of the exhibition.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15750604/
But of course, that issue has stirred debate:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html
Personally I think homosexuality exists in animals. When my other dog was still alive, I saw her and my dog (who's still alive) trying to hump each other. Both of them are females.
by Stableboy on January 3rd, 2007
1. Humans are animals
2. Many humans are homosexual.
=> Animals can be homosexual.
Q.E.D.
by Erin Albrecht on April 4th, 2005
Homosexuality is common across different taxa of animals.
Some examples include
* Bonobo apes, which routinely engage in both heterosexual and homosexual behavior;
* rhesus macaques, which engage in sex play and the occasional mounting of members of the same sex;
* chinstrap penguins, particularly a pair of males from New York's Central Park Zoo who have even raised a chick together;
* certain populations of female western gulls, in which up to 15% engage in homosexual behavior;
* bighorn rams, where at least 8% engage in homosexual behavior;
* even ostriches, where some males in a population will run at each other in a bizarre version of the normal courtship dance.
Others may include bottlenose dolphins, black swans, flamingos, foxes, white-tailed deer, orcas, and lions.
There is a book that chronicles all sorts of unusual mating practices in the animal kingdom (Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity, by Bruce Bagemihl), which would be an interesting read if anything.
Sources:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/07/MNG3N4RAV41.DTL
http://www.answers.com/topic/homosexuality-in-animals
http://www.salon.com/it/feature/1999/03/cov_15featurea.html
by calicorey on July 7th, 2009
"Homosexuality has been observed for more than 1,500 animal species, and is well documented for 500 of them."
Geir Soeli, the project leader of the Gay exhibition entitled "Against Nature" at the Oslo Natural History Museum has a exhibition on Gayness in nature. Soeli's exhibition about homosexuality and animals shows that homosexuality can't be "unnatural." A statement in the exhibition says, "We may have opinions on a lot of things, but one thing is clear -- homosexuality is found throughout the animal kingdom, it is not against nature."
Soeli also cites Greek philosopher Aristotle's observations of gay hyenas 2,300 years ago and bisexual Bonobos, a type of chimpanzee.
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by Im Alec has abandoned this account on January 18th, 2009
Yes. Basically, in just about every species in which researchers have looked for homosexuality, they have observed it, The earlier belief that "animals don't do that sort of thing" was because nobody had actually looked for it.
by DreAnna on November 7th, 2007
Yes :)
by Time Lord on September 22nd, 2007
Yes, it happens surprisingly often. A group of homosexual male penguins at a zoo in Germany were especially close - so keepers introduced some females to try to get them to breed. This attempt failed miserably, as the males just became even closer. When the females showed intrest, the males pretended some rocks were eggs they were incubating. The females quickly lost interest.
by freestateofmind on January 1st, 2007
A good book on the hundreds of species of gay animals read: "Evolutions Rainbow" by Janet Roughgarden.
by Farino on August 8th, 2005
Yes. If you were to slice up brains (after they have died) you will see that the only difference between male and female brains is the size of the Hypothalamus. In males this testosterone filled region is twice the size of that in females. Gay animals will have the wrong sized hypothalamus. In humans they have the choice of a sex change because they will have the wrong amount of testosterone in their brains making them think that they are the wrong gender, animals don't have this choice.
by Dodgy Dog in a Sable COAT on June 24th, 2009
I don't think gay animals exist. I think it is only a human aberration.
by Someone on January 21st, 2009
Yes many animals have exhibited homosexual behavior. Here is a link to give a more elaborate list and description.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior
by Old School on January 18th, 2009
Check it out!
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http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/19012
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 22nd, 2007
It occurs naturally in most species.
by timetogetserious on January 1st, 2007
Yes, my dogs are all male and they continually hump one another. LOL
by Mosexy on July 7th, 2009
Actually, animals don't have to live with bogus labels. They can be gay today, straight tomorrow, and nobody seems to give a shit.
by iKnow on July 7th, 2009
by Jewel on July 7th, 2009
I have heard that 10% of all animals exhibit homosexual tendencies. 10% is also the percentage of humans who are homosexual (according to that report). It seems to be about right.
by BrianP on July 7th, 2009
They can. however it is a very uncommon rarity, much more so than with humans. Its to an animal's eveolutionary disadvantage to be gay, they wouldnt be able to reproduce.
by Sherri on July 7th, 2009
my daughter's shih tzu is gay! he was always trying to get to the male choco lab...and when we brought a little slutty girl shih tzu home for him, he was scared to death and hid behind the washing machine!
by Eidelweiss on July 7th, 2009
Yes they can. There are some species that are very bisexual.
by kate on July 7th, 2009
i dont know exactly.but ive seen a guy and guy cat do it before. oh and i saw a chuawawa licking a cats butt. i dont think they really care. exept for the fact that they have different parts...... hope that helps :)
by Noix.De.Coco on June 30th, 2009
Haha! :D Probably. Who knows?!
by 23Skidoo on June 30th, 2008
Homosexual behavior is seen in many animals from what appears to be short term fun stuff (like "GG Rubbing" in bonabo chimps) to long term same sex pair bonding.
And biologists keep finding new examples from birds to beetles.
by trouble... on June 29th, 2008
Not as far as they themselves are conserned.
I don't think they care one way or the other. Interesting. +4
by Cyndi Ninja on June 29th, 2008
I swear my horse is a lesbian...seriously, she tries to get the other females to hump her.
by Gone. on June 29th, 2008
Earlier today I saw a cow trying to hump another cow. So the answer is yes.
by iwnit on December 4th, 2007
"Homosexual (as well as bisexual) behavior is widespread in the animal kingdom. Animal sexual behavior takes many different forms, even within the same species and the motivations for and implications of their behaviors have yet to be fully understood. A 1999 review by researcher Bruce Bagemihl shows that homosexual behavior, not necessarily sex, has been observed in close to 1500 species, ranging from primates to gut worms, and is well documented for 500 of them.
Homosexuality in animals is seen as controversial because some assert it points to the naturalness of homosexuality in humans, while others counter that it has no implications and is nonsensical to use animal behavior to justify what is or is not immoral."
"Some selected species and groups
4.1 American Bison
4.2 Birds
4.3 Bonobo and other apes
4.4 Bottlenose Dolphins
4.5 Dragonflies
4.6 Elephants
4.7 Fruit flies
4.8 Giraffes
4.9 Japanese Macaque
4.10 Lions
4.11 Lizards
4.12 Sheep
4.13 Spotted Hyena "
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_animals
by SomeSayMarryMoney on December 4th, 2007
Some pretty compelling evidence that it does:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OIcrCZQkSlg
(to be fair, it does have a bit of vulgarity in it, so don't watch if that sort of thing offends you)
by Tinkerbell on November 7th, 2007
Yes many species do. It is not uncommon at all.
I can find some sources for this if you like but a quick Google search should reveal the information.
by Firebrand on September 22nd, 2007
Yes they do, it is seen throughout the animal world.
by buster on November 23rd, 2009
Yes, VIRGINIA, there is homosexuality exist in the animal kingdom. It exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no homosexuality exist in the animal kingdom. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
by Pablo on August 28th, 2009
Yes it does happen~~ what an ordeal/
by Banned from Yahoo on July 7th, 2009
According to the link you want me to ask this question.
by loveschimps on September 22nd, 2007
I think it has been proven that they do hump each other, animals of the same sex.
by Brian I on September 22nd, 2007
I would be surprised to discover that homosexuality, as opposed to acts of homosexuality, i.e. an animal having only sexual experience with other members of its own sex, had ever been documented in any species other than our own. Of course I expect I will be inundated with evidence that shows me to be wrong.
by DBike on September 22nd, 2007
WTF???? that made mw laughf, but umm it naturally occures in animals, they dont choose to be
by 1bigguy on September 22nd, 2007
no they cannot be. homosexual refers to
humans.technically the word homo is latin for human
male. since animals aren't human they
can't be homosexual.
by Ocean is gone... on September 22nd, 2007
I don't know...
But I know that everytime my male cat and my friends male cat get together they hump each other... but my male cat doesn't hump my female cat... So I'm beginning to wonder... He's fixed but he seems to have an attraction to my friends male kitty.... lol
by Ridiculous on June 30th, 2008
Absolutly. I think it is just a genetic defect rather than a choice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_animals
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=20718
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html
by Genanmer on June 29th, 2008
homosexuality = population control
Please try not to overpopulate.
by Firebrand on January 1st, 2007
YES they do, my Mother had a greyhound that won the greyhound St Leger, obviously she wanted to breed from it but it was not going to happen naturally the dog was not interested in bitches only other dogs
by fender_carly_strat on November 26th, 2006
There actually was a report of a gay penguin. Look it up if you don't believe me.
by CancerAnswer on November 3rd, 2010
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by ConanTheCrusher on March 29th, 2010
No. There is no evidence for such a thing. There are tons of articles that claim homosexual animals exist, and that this behavior is observed among thousands of animal species, but those articles conveniently don't mention that they have sex with the opposite gender many more times. Anyone who knows even a little about animals is aware that they have- by human definitions- pretty much every single sexual fetish we know. It's a terrible misnomer to claim that homosexual animals exist- animals don't care what they have sex with, whether it's the same gender or the opposite, alive or dead, their specie or a different animal.
You'll notice how pretty much everyone here post links to articles which claim that gay animals exist. But they don't prove anything. You might as well link to all the articles that describe the other sick sexual behavior of animals. You'll be shocked to read it.
No, so far scientists and researchers have been completely unsuccessful to confirm that gay animals exist- the pro-gay society mentions homosexual behavior of animals as much as they possibly can to prove that homosexuality is natural, but they too conveniently never mention that animals are sexually extremely perverted and sick if you compare them to humans. Let's be honest- do we consider pedophilia normal? Do we consider it normal to eat our children? To eat our poop? To rape others? To masturbate in public? I don't think so.
Can you ask an animal if it's gay or not? That would be hard, huh? And seeing that scientific research has also been completely unsuccessful to prove that homosexuals are born that way, it's more than fair to say that gay animals are nothing more but gay propaganda. It benefits the gay agenda if gay animals existed- that way they have an excuse for their behavior- but as there is no proof that homosexuality is in any way natural, there is no actual reason to support or protect it.
by ConanTheCrusher on March 29th, 2010
No. There is no evidence for such a thing. There are tons of articles that claim homosexual animals exist, and that this behavior is observed among thousands of animal species, but those articles conveniently don't mention that they have sex with the opposite gender many more times. Anyone who knows even a little about animals is aware that they have- by human definitions- pretty much every single sexual fetish we know. It's a terrible misnomer to claim that homosexual animals exist- animals don't care what they have sex with, whether it's the same gender or the opposite, alive or dead, their specie or a different animal.
You'll notice how pretty much everyone here post links to articles which claim that gay animals exist. But they don't prove anything. You might as well link to all the articles that describe the other sick sexual behavior of animals. You'll be shocked to read it.
No, so far scientists and researchers have been completely unsuccessful to confirm that gay animals exist- the pro-gay society mentions homosexual behavior of animals as much as they possibly can to prove that homosexuality is natural, but they too conveniently never mention that animals are sexually extremely perverted and sick if you compare them to humans. Let's be honest- do we consider pedophilia normal? Do we consider it normal to eat our children? To eat our poop? To rape others? To masturbate in public? I don't think so.
Can you ask an animal if it's gay or not? That would be hard, huh? And seeing that scientific research has also been completely unsuccessful to prove that homosexuals are born that way, it's more than fair to say that gay animals are nothing more but gay propaganda. It benefits the gay agenda if gay animals existed- that way they have an excuse for their behavior- but as there is no proof that homosexuality is in any way natural, there is no actual reason to support or protect it.
by CancerAnswer on November 3rd, 2010
Everyone who said animals are gay and actually cared that they are. Are probably gay themselves.
by Asian Baby Girl on July 7th, 2009
No, when dogs hump each other its not because they are "gay" its because humping is a sign of dominance. Some animals like worms, can be of both genders so does that make them transexual?
by Anonymous on August 27th, 2006
I have seen male dogs try, and complete, to mate with mail dogs.
I have seen male dogs "clean" other male dogs.
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Bravo.
by VenusxMantrap on January 3rd, 2006
That's one of the best answers I've ever seen.
by TheAnswerer on November 26th, 2006
well played
by BobSaccamano-is-back on January 1st, 2007
Sometimes the truth is just too simple for long answers...
by Stableboy on January 1st, 2007
Good nevets
by Firebrand on January 1st, 2007