Do you belive animals can be homosexual?

[warpus]

Seems cute to me though. Of course I'd prefer not to see them have sex.

Suit yourself.

*grabs some popcorn*

 

[Eukaryote]

Suit yourself.

*grabs some popcorn*

 

[Esox]

Someone just needs to make a poll asking if gay animals choose to be gay.
We could all interview our pets, and settle this question once and for all.
Then just extrapolate it to humans, and be done with the whole thing.

 

[LLXerxes]

I think they are just fufilling a urge, they probably dont know if its the same sex just that they see another and want to have sex with it.

Well that's the thing. Animals have sex solely for mating purposes, so I doubt they would try to boink another dude if they know it won't benefiet them in any way.

 

[Chieftess]

I vote for uncontrollable urges. When my dog humps my leg he isnt being homosexual, he is just trying to fill his urge.

Either that, or he's trying to tell you he needs to be spayed.

 

[croxis]

Or he wants you to get him a lady friend!

Or gentleman friend.....

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

I believe Animals can act in a homosexual manner but I think "uncontrolable urges" explains it best.

See Ricky Gervais: "Animals" for all you need to know on this point.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Penguins > Ricky

 

[Rossiya]

humans are animals, and if some of them can be homosexual, then so can other animals.

 

[mdwh]

Someone just needs to make a poll asking if gay animals choose to be gay.

That's a thought - people try to pretend homosexuality doesn't really exist in humans by saying "It's a choice", yet they try to pretend homosexuality doesn't exist in animals by saying "It's uncontrollable urges", and anything but a choice...

 

[mdwh]

Animals act on their urges. This is not homosexuality. Once again, it is incorrect to assign human behavior to animals. It isnt anymore homosexuality for animals that it would be homosexual for me if I whacked off. If dogs, cats and seagulls had fingers and thumbs undoubtedly they would self-service instead of humping the next closest orifice.

Hence, the argument "Homosexuality isn't natural" is totally meaningless from the start, if we can't apply sexual orientation to animals.

 

[mdwh]

The worst I've called someone is a "liberal"(it's only an insult if you make it) ... and I doubt someone got really offended.

Well, I was parodying the way that you lump people together as "liberals", so I thought I'd lump the opposing view under the complete opposite category.

Someone isn't liberal just because they don't think homosexuality is wrong, or should be outlawed, or discriminated against. And even if they are liberal, what's wrong with that - is being the opposite of liberal better? Given by your response, I guess you agree it isn't. If you don't think there's anything wrong with being liberal, I am curious why you felt the need to label those who disagreed with your view as liberal...

However, calling me a fascist because I don't share a political view is sickening to me, my grandfathers died to destroy fascism and I don't take such things lightly. I am just glad that I was not called one directly.

Given your grandfathers died fighting for freedom, I wonder why you seem so eager to mock those who support freedom.

 

[vbraun]

I remember hearing about a colony of gay penguins in Antarctica a couple years ago..

 

[carlosMM]

I actully belive animals act on uncontrolable urges and have no sexuallaty.

Depends on how you define it, but any sensible way either makes us humans have nos exuality and act on uncontrollable urges, too, or you will have to admit that animals can be homosexual, too. I know they can. (note: this is not a 'believe' thingy.)

 

[newfangle]

Well that's the thing. Animals have sex solely for mating purposes, so I doubt they would try to boink another dude if they know it won't benefiet them in any way.

That is incorrect. As previously mentioned, bonobos use sex as a form of conflict resolution.

 

[Red Door]

I remember there was a study proving that whales can be homosexual.