[alt.activism] Animal homosexuality

jcollier@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (John Donald Collier) (05/06/91)

In article <4339@batman.moravian.EDU> barkerM@batman.moravian.EDU (Gilgamesh) writes:

>
>While dumb animals do do it [have homosexual sex], they do not do it continuously or out of choice.
>Ever hear of pheromones? If given a choice, no bull or other type of animal 
>will try to reproduce with a member of the same sex.
>

There is substantial scientific opinion that denies this. I don't see
what pheromones are supposed to prove in this case. They do not
work with mammals like they do with ants.

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