From: nabeel@sce.carleton.ca (Rosignolo)
Subject: Homosexuality
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 22:22:58 GMT

Students of animal behaviour report uinambiguous evidence of 
homosexual attachments and behaviour in insects, fish, birds 
and lower and higher mammals. There is evidence of anal 
penetration of one male by another and emission of semen
[Ruse, "Homosexuality"]. "What is natural for others is not 
necessarily natural for us, nor do all human organs have simple 
obvious uses. Ruse gives a good discussion and concludes that 
the morality of homosexuality must be judged on other grounds 
than biological naturalness.

In lizards, the small male is indistinguishable from females 
and it acts sexually as a female in copulation with the male 
of the territory until it grows and become able to copulate 
with females. In mountain sheeps male-male battles end with the 
losing male being mounted with an erection. [J. Consiorek, J. 
Weinrich, "Homosexuality"]
In western gulls, 8%-14% of the mated pairs cooperating in 
incubating eggs in a given nest were female-female. These 
females engaged in most of the courtship and and territorial 
behaviour shown by male-female pairs and a few performed mounting 
and attempted copulation :-). Seven of eight female-female pairs 
stayed together more than one breeding session. (But they now and 
then fooled around with some males!)

In wild langurs (monkeys) both sexes were observed in homosexual 
behaviour. Sometimes when an all-male group encounters a "harem 
group" whose male was looking for food elsewhere, males showed 
acts unrelated to dominance, but apparently to enlist cooperation 
for an attempt to "steal" copulations from the harem male. (the 
harem are females) Probably showing off to the females that they 
are good "in bed."

Ruse discusses the morality and naturalness of homosexuality 
phelosophically and refutes all statements used by homophobics. 
Consiorek and Weinrich discuss the biological naturalness of 
homosexuality and show that it may happen because something went 
"right" not went "wrong" unlike what most people think. However, 
they are still theories that need to be tested. The book also 
provides a brief description of homosexuality in other cultures.

Ancient Greek homosexuals considered sodomy to be very 
disgraceful. They had protocols of homosexual behaviour 
to be followed by all, it also did not contradict being 
ordianry heterosexuals. Men would have wives and young male 
lovers. The older lover loves the younger physically and the 
bloved admires the lover as his model.


The conclusion is that there is no reason why homosexuality 
is morally or naturally wrong. All statements against homosexuality 
can be refuted.

Homosexuality is natural, but wrong. This is my opinion, I do not 
ask anybody to embrace it, nor am I required to defend it but I
can.

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