Reddit reviews Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective

I've personally observed lower rank males mounting higher ranked males in several species of non-human primates. Here is a book that gives a basic overview about homosexual behavior in non-human animals.

There is an excellent set of essays on the subject in this book: Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective

i am unaware of any anthropological studies that have established this "truth" of which you speak. could you perhaps post a few links to them?

here, i'll post one that describes the homosexual parings of over 450 life forms

http://www.yalescientific.org/2012/03/do-animals-exhibit-homosexuality/


perhaps a book on the subject instead?

http://www.amazon.com/Homosexual-Behaviour-Animals-Evolutionary-Perspective/dp/0521182301

Oh...internet hugs. I was pretty much where you were fifteen years ago. I didn't go to a Christian high school, but I may as well have- I went to school in the Bible Belt. I am also bi, and I went through a long, shitty process of self-loathing thanks to messages from the pulpit every Sunday about how homosexuality was a sin.

I know you know this, but you're not unnatural. I'd actually suggest seeking out some scientific sources looking at homosexuality in the natural world. I thought this book was particularly interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Homosexual-Behaviour-Animals-Evolutionary-Perspective/dp/0521182301

Your local library might have it...or if you have a university nearby, you may be able to find it there. Some universities will allow high school students to check books out from their libraries. If nothing else, a university wifi network should let you get access to most scientific journals.

From what I've read, it sounds like bisexuality is actually a pretty natural, widespread phenomenon. Many animal species engage in homosexual behavior to strengthen social bonds. We humans are animals, so why should we be any different?

We're here for you when you need to vent, too :)

>i am unaware of any anthropological studies that have established this "truth" of which you speak. could you perhaps post a few links to them?

You need an anthropological study to confirm that the heterosexual union is procreative and that procreation is a biological imperative for virtually all species? (Except the human gay, oddly).

How do you think a study like that would look? Other than a chapter from a 3rd grade biology book, I mean.

>http://www.yalescientific.org/2012/03/do-animals-exhibit-homosexuality/

Anything older than the past 20 years or so? Isn't it strange that all this homo-science and homo-history suddenly appeared in the past few decades?


>http://www.amazon.com/Homosexual-Behaviour-Animals-Evolutionary-Perspective/dp/0521182301

Is homosexual behavior the same thing as homosexual orientation? I wonder how those authors asked those animals how they choose to identify?