Gay animals | Psychology Today

Contents:

• CAN ANIMALS BE GAY? EXPLORG THE TTH BEHD SAME-SEX BEHAVR THE ANIMAL KGDOM
• GAY ANIMALS
• 11 ANIMAL SPECI THAT PROVE BEG GAY IS NATURAL
• HOW DO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE GAY/HOMOSEXUAL ANIMALS IMPACT THE IA THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS A S?
• CAN ANIMALS BE GAY?

CAN ANIMALS BE GAY? EXPLORG THE TTH BEHD SAME-SEX BEHAVR THE ANIMAL KGDOM

Defn of Homosexualy AnimalsHistoril Acunts of Same-Sex Behavr the Animal KgdomImportance of Studyg Animal SexualyPrevalence of Same-Sex Behavr the Animal KgdomBonobosPengusSheepDolphsFactors that Contribute to Same-Sex Behavr AnimalsSocial BondgLack of Oppose-Sex PartnersHormonal ImbalancTheori on the Evolutnary Purpose of Same-Sex Behavr AnimalsK Selectn TheoryAdaptive Functn TheorySexual Conflict TheoryMisnceptns and Controversi Surroundg Animal HomosexualyRelig and Cultural Objectns to the Ia of Animal HomosexualyThe Difference Between Sexual Behavr and Sexual Orientatn AnimalsThe Importance of Avoidg Anthropomorphism Interpretg Animal BehavrImplitns of Animal Homosexualy on Human SexualyThe Debate on Whether Homosexualy is Natural or a Learned BehavrThe Relevance of Animal Homosexualy to Human LGBTQ+ RightsThe Potential Impact of Studyg Animal Sexualy on Our Unrstandg of Human SexualyConcln. Acunts of same-sex behavr animals date back to ancient Greece, where Aristotle documented homosexual behavr birds and other animals.

Jo me as we explore the prevalence of same-sex behavr the animal kgdom, theori on s evolutnary purpose, misnceptns, and ntroversi surroundg animal homosexualy, and s implitns for human sexualy. By addrsg the misnceptns and ntroversi surroundg animal homosexualy, we n ga a better unrstandg of the natural diversy of sexual behavr the animal kgdom.

GAY ANIMALS

Homosexualy has long been a topic of bate human society, wh arguments centered around whether is a natural or learned behavr. Although Darw’s theory of natural selectn predicts an evolutnary disadvantage for animals that fail to pass along their tras through reproductn wh the oppose sex, the validy of this part of his theory has been qutned wh the disveri of homosexual behavr more than 10% of prevailg speci throughout the world.

11 ANIMAL SPECI THAT PROVE BEG GAY IS NATURAL

” In addn, male giraff have also been observed engagg homosexual behavr by bbg their necks agast each others’ bodi while ignorg the femal. Th, not only do animals exhib homosexualy, but the existence of this behavr is que prevalent and may also nfer certa evolutnary advantag. However, scientific quiry to such behavrs didn’t happen until relatively recently due to historilly pervasive, negative attus towards homosexualy humans.

New work by evolutnary blogists suggts that perhaps, bld by historil homophobia, we have been askg the wrong qutn all along. In other words, rearchers assumed that homosexual behavr only happens when animals are isolated om members of the oppose sex.

On the other hand, bee female maqu will reproduce wh mal throughout their lifetime regardls of their tert homosexual behavr, the end the relatnships do not acce any st to lifetime reproductn. It is important to note that the same-sex soc-sexual behavr observed the study is distct om homosexual behavr bee s motivatn and purpose are social, said Jean-Baptiste Le, who studi primate behavr at the Universy of Lethbridge Canada and was not volved the new rearch. Homosexual behavr, which has been documented extensively non-human animals, has fascated rearchers for s as prents a paradox for evolutnary blogists.

HOW DO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE GAY/HOMOSEXUAL ANIMALS IMPACT THE IA THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS A S?

This review will analyze five key theori explaed by animal mols and three key human-based theori to monstrate that the prent strategy for unrstandg human homosexual behavr is flawed. We see here exampl of homosexual behavr servg as an adaptatn: ls f femal that uld not acquire a male mate still have the chance to rema petive.

CAN ANIMALS BE GAY?

Further, the homosexual behavr observed mal seems to lead to the formatn of “iendships” that were mataed for longer than half a year. In the exampl of Social Glue theory, sexual behavr (cludg but not limed to homosexual behavr) among members of a speci rults stronger social bonds. Acrdg to the Social Glue Theory, homosexual teractns serve to crease the fns of dividuals, and the behavrs are separate om reproductive behavrs.

If one male displays homosexual behavr and is not challenged by the other male, domance is rolved and aggrsn is unlikely to occur, but if both mal attempt to mount each other, the teractn may late to a physil ntt.

The mate choice pyg strategy has been suggted as an explanatn for the prence of homosexual behavr between male ve-dwellg tooth rp (Tobler et al, 2005). Homosexual behavr female Amerin bison n also be explaed part through the mate choice pyg theory (Vervaecke & Ron, 2006).