11-14-2008, 02:28 PM
Sinister Wrote:Just because I don't think they are normal does not mean that they should not be afforded the same rights as normal people.
By normal, do you mean the largest percentage of the species? Since most people are right handed, does that mean left handed people are abnormal? An interesting overview paragraph on the subject of homosexuality by species:
Homosexual behavior in animals
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 as most species have yet to be studied.[3] 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.[4][5]
The naturalness of homosexuality in non-human animals is considered controversial by conservative religious groups who oppose LGBT social movements because these findings point to the naturalness of homosexuality in humans.[6] Whether this has logical or ethical implications is also a source of debate, with some arguing that it is illogical to use animal behavior to justify what is or is not moral (see appeal to nature).[6][7][8]