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Originally posted by lurkette
The reason why it's interesting that homosexuality occurs in animal species besides humans is that it strengthens the argument that homosexuality is a biological rather than a purely social phenomenon. This sorta sucks the wind out of the sails for those who would argue that sexual preference is a "choice."
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I don't know about that since there are obviously social constructs in the animal kingdom as well.
I don't know whether homosexual tendencies are biological but I certainly believe that some people choose to be gay rather than it being hardwired into them. I'm not saying everyone makes a choice, but there are people who do.
I think it's ironic that there are so many who argue that humans fall outside of nature (free will, high level cognitive thought, etc) rather than are a part of it and yet many of these same people go back to "nature" to support other theories.