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A team of anthropologists and biologists from Canada, Poland, and the U.S., working with researchers at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, has found via meta-analysis of data from prior research efforts that homosexual behavior is far more common in other animals than previously thought. The paper is published in PLOS ONE.
For many years, the biology community has accepted the notion that homosexuality is less common in animals than in humans, despite a lack of research on the topic. In this new effort, the researchers sought to find out if such assumptions are true.
[...] The researchers found that 76% of the studies mentioned observations of homosexual behavior, though they also noted that only 46% had collected data surrounding such behavior—and only 18.5% of those who had mentioned such behavior in their papers had focused their efforts on it to the extent of publishing work with homosexuality as it core topic.
They noted that homosexual behavior observed in other species included mounting, intromission and oral contact—and that researchers who identified as LGBTQ+ were no more or less likely to study the topic than other researchers.
The researchers point to a hesitancy in the biological community to study homosexuality in other species, and thus, little research has been conducted. They further suggest that some of the reluctance has been due to the belief that such behavior is too rare to warrant further study.
More information: Karyn A. Anderson et al, Same-sex sexual behaviour among mammals is widely observed, yet seldomly reported: Evidence from an online expert survey, PLOS ONE (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304885
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday July 02 2024, @07:28PM (3 children)
Some members have marched with banners that say: Klansmen are looking for Black Gay Jews
Such a banner, indicating their desire to find such people who are different from themselves, would seem to indicate their friendly intentions. Maybe things have changed.
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(Score: 4, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday July 02 2024, @08:28PM (2 children)
Oh, things have changed. It has been nearly 100 years since they last castrated a man for being a Catholic priest by stomping his testes until they were hamburger. That particular unfortunate event was never resolved, never investigated... some suspect that the Mayor and Sheriff being high up in the KKK and white hoods having been witnessed at the scene is somehow connected to the lack of police interest in bringing the nut-stompers to justice.
Shortly after we moved into town in 2006, a bunch of brave young men snuck out on silent bicycles in the middle of a moonless night and rode through a neighborhood lacking in street lights, painting Asian hate slogans in red paint on houses of Asians in "their" neighborhood. Yep, no flaming crosses for a long time there. Although... they did start getting quite a bit more bold in 2016...
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday July 03 2024, @01:36PM (1 child)
I hope my post was sarcastic enough to register on your sarcasm detector.
Your post confirms that the KKK are as bad or worse than I even suspected. People fueled by hate. Sort of like what we are seeing today out in the open with Nazi and confederate flags.
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(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday July 03 2024, @01:51PM
What's worse is that current officials in the town have the same last names as the Mayor and Chief of Police from 100 years ago - these guys are in their 70s+, so they were raised by those guys and it shows in how they discharge the duties of their offices, including School Board Chairman...
Not only hate, but a lot of fear. As Yoda says: fear leads to hate, and that is the path to the dark side. They seem to have no interest in or ability to overcome their fears.
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