UK: house of commons votes in favour of gay marriage

Spacekiwi wrote:What is most interesting about gay relationships though, is that even though they may have no progeny, it is still noted that in many species, from bonobos as noted in the latest national geographic, to sheep and birds. Wikipedia notes that it has been well documented in over 500 pecies, and found in around 1500 + species, and is thought to be common to near every species in the animal kingdom. So something is keeping the genetic portion that predisposes towards homosexual, bisexual behaivour etc around.

rmsgrey wrote:

Spacekiwi wrote:What is most interesting about gay relationships though, is that even though they may have no progeny, it is still noted that in many species, from bonobos as noted in the latest national geographic, to sheep and birds. Wikipedia notes that it has been well documented in over 500 pecies, and found in around 1500 + species, and is thought to be common to near every species in the animal kingdom. So something is keeping the genetic portion that predisposes towards homosexual, bisexual behaivour etc around.

One obvious survival advantage to having gay relationships is that, when resources are scarce, not having kids to compete with your siblings' kids gives your shared genes an advantage over another tribe that ends up starving themselves out...

rmsgrey wrote:

Spacekiwi wrote:What is most interesting about gay relationships though, is that even though they may have no progeny, it is still noted that in many species, from bonobos as noted in the latest national geographic, to sheep and birds. Wikipedia notes that it has been well documented in over 500 pecies, and found in around 1500 + species, and is thought to be common to near every species in the animal kingdom. So something is keeping the genetic portion that predisposes towards homosexual, bisexual behaivour etc around.

One obvious survival advantage to having gay relationships is that, when resources are scarce, not having kids to compete with your siblings' kids gives your shared genes an advantage over another tribe that ends up starving themselves out...

PeterZ wrote:

rmsgrey wrote:
One obvious survival advantage to having gay relationships is that, when resources are scarce, not having kids to compete with your siblings' kids gives your shared genes an advantage over another tribe that ends up starving themselves out...

There would still need to be a trigger or in times of plenty, the advantage reverses. Has there been any studyies on the corellation between homosexuality and popluation desnity?

Spacekiwi wrote:
Im going to go out on a limb and guess no, as its a topic that not many would study, or get funding for, and its only in the last hundred or so years that people have actually admitted it exists.


On a side note related back to the OP, NZ has just had our gay marriage bill pass its second reading, so it looks like it may be legal for gay couples to wed by the end of the year or so.

KNick wrote:

Spacekiwi wrote:
Im going to go out on a limb and guess no, as its a topic that not many would study, or get funding for, and its only in the last hundred or so years that people have actually admitted it exists.


On a side note related back to the OP, NZ has just had our gay marriage bill pass its second reading, so it looks like it may be legal for gay couples to wed by the end of the year or so.

How much did the Queen's recent actions affect the voting in your Parliament?

Spacekiwi wrote:Which actions? this bill has been going since november last year.

KNick wrote:

Spacekiwi wrote:Which actions? this bill has been going since november last year.

While I was channel surfing last week, I heard something about the Queen signing a statement of support for equal rights for gay people throughout the Empire. Did I misunderstand what she was talking about?