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Add another piece of evidence from the animal kingdom that same-sex bird couples can be just as responsible — and romantic — as hetero birds. First there were the gay penguins who raised a baby together, now there are the gay zebra finches who mate for life. More »
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I've never read this tour de force (so I can't recommend it), but it can be yours for a scant $500. For more gonzo lesbian pulp erotica, check out the terrifically entertaining galleries over at Strange Sisters. [Spotted on Ptak] More »
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The Czech Republic has been administering phallometric tests to determine whether homosexual asylum-seekers from gay-unfriendly countries are actually gay. Needless to say, no one is particularly enthused by this policy. More »
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White ibises have experienced a huge drop in their reproductive rate, and mercury contamination was a prime suspect. But nobody expected pollution to alter the birds' sexual preference, as the male ibises were actually nesting with each other. More »
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The presence of a black US president in a summer blockbuster used to mean that the film occurred in The Future. But in 2010, we need a new signifier. I think I know the one: the openly gay general. More »
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Same-sex sexual behavior has evolved multiple times in various animals, including mammals, birds, fish, and even insects. Researchers are increasingly finding that the reasons such behaviors evolved are as varied as the animals themselves. More »
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In the ongoing and quixotic quest to discover whether there is a "gay gene," scientists believe they've stumbled across something related. It's a gene that shows up in gay men and ultra-fertile women. A recent study of families in Italy that contained gay men has revealed that often the mothers and sisters of gay men have more children than the women in families with straight men. Does that mean gay men, who tend to have fewer children than straight ones, balance out these ultra-fertile women? Or does it mean scientists have stumbled upon a slut gene that makes both women and men into mega-man-lovers? More »
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