Homosexuals

[loinburger]

Animals are only homosexual creatures for the purpose of procreation though.

You are dumber than a bag of rocks.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Could have sworn that homosexual behavior was found in chimpanzees and other primates.

[loinburger]

Bonobos of both genders will say "hello" to each other with a quick ****

[Sava]

homosexuals are so gay

[Kidlicious]

Bonobos of both genders will say "hello" to each other with a quick ****

And you think that makes them gay.

[loinburger]

No, I think that makes them bisexual.

[MrFun]

Human beings are the only homosexual creatures.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Animals have instincts, but human beings make choices.

When did you choose to get an erection at the sight of boobs and foofoos?

Was it a tough choice?

[MrFun]

When did you choose to get an erection at the sight of boobs and foofoos?

Was it a tough choice?

I chose to get erections only when I see men, on the day that I decided to change my breakfast cereal.

[C0ckney]

Animals are only homosexual creatures for the purpose of procreation though.

i literally 'ed

[Hauldren Collider]

Animals are only homosexual creatures for the purpose of procreation though.

Um.

[Kidlicious]

No, I think that makes them bisexual.

Oh, OK. Then go tell a person who was forced to have sex with another man that he is bisexual since that's the same logic.

[Kidlicious]

I chose to get erections only when I see men, on the day that I decided to change my breakfast cereal.

If you get an erection it's because you are thinking about sex. If you don't want an erection, don't think about sex. It's that simple.

[Dr Strangelove]

You think there can be an ESS for a gayness-causing (likely recessive) gene? Since its carriers will have on average less children than non-carriers, they should get bred out of existence. I've heard of "gay uncle" theories that say it increases the survivability of offspring, but why aren't there more gays, then?
I don't think the cause of homosexuality is something as simple as a heritable trait.

How does a "gay uncle" increase the survivability of the offspring? Is this something you picked up from Adult Swim?

[Dr Strangelove]

Animals are only homosexual creatures for the purpose of procreation though. There are some exceptions, but my point is that human beings are the only creatures who engage in homosexual behavior to the reason that they do, because they simply have a preference for the same sex. Animals have instincts, but human beings make choices.

AFAIK humans are the only animals that are continually sexual throughout the year and engage in coupling even when the female is not in estrous. Most other animals are sexually aroused only at certain times of the year and/or the females estrous activity follow specific patterns. Many animals exhibit "harem" behavior. A dominant male will stake out an area, claim the females within that area for mating purposes and fight off all challengers. In many species males who are unsuccessful at winning a mate may engage in homosexual behavior. I'm not sure this is really the same as human homosexuality.

There's still some mystery about how "epigene" patterns arise. If they're not genetically determined by inherited DNA then how do they come to be. Even if a pattern can be passed along because it's preserved in a gamete along with the haplotype DNA, that pattern must have been generated in an ancestor at some point in time. It stands to reaon then that the pattern could be generated again even if lost because the bearer failed to reproduce. It's also true that historically homosexuals were strongly repressed and often married and had children even if that wasn't what they wanted.