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Posted: 2/7/04 at 4:29am
Dinitia Smith has a very interesting piece in today's New York Times about homosexual behavior in the animal kingdom. She opens with a story about two male penguins, Roy and Silo, at the Central Park Zoo, who have been a couple for six years. They were given a fertile egg and raised a baby penguin, Tango. ("They did a great job," says their keeper.)
Smith also notes gay activity among gulls, macaques, bottlenose dolphins, and bonobos, among others.
The article reaches its peak with a pithy paragraph: "But if homosexuality occurs among animals, does that necessarily mean that it is natural for humans, too? And that raises a familiar question: if homosexuality is not a choice, but a result of natural forces that cannot be controlled, can it be immoral?"
Interesting reading in the midst of the debate raging over gay marriage. All I can say is that Roy and Silo have a better relationship than a lot of heterosexual married human beings.
Love That Dare Not Squeak Its Name
Smith also notes gay activity among gulls, macaques, bottlenose dolphins, and bonobos, among others.
The article reaches its peak with a pithy paragraph: "But if homosexuality occurs among animals, does that necessarily mean that it is natural for humans, too? And that raises a familiar question: if homosexuality is not a choice, but a result of natural forces that cannot be controlled, can it be immoral?"
Interesting reading in the midst of the debate raging over gay marriage. All I can say is that Roy and Silo have a better relationship than a lot of heterosexual married human beings.
Love That Dare Not Squeak Its Name
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