Is Homosexuality Natural??

For many years homosexuality seems to be an uprising lifestyle within our communities. Even though it has been around for all these years it seems to be gradually becoming more comfortable for the gay community to show their ideal lifestyle freely. For many years people have been trying to understand the concept of homosexuality, linking it to causes such as error within their chromosomes (genetics problems) and/or something they are born with. Whatever the issue may be to what causes a person to become homosexual it seems to be more common in our society but yet still viewed as an abnormal behavior. People immediately accept the notion that men and women belong together, but yet are not open to the acceptance of same sex relationships. In the article, The Gay Side of Nature by Jeffrey Kluger he presents a scientist by the name of Bruce Bagemihl who wrote a book called Biological Exuberance which attempts to explain the rationality behind homosexuality and the similarities between animal and human sexuality.

"What humans share with so many other animals, it now appears, is freewheeling homosexuality" (Kluger 337). Bruce Bagemihl discovered that the animal kingdom is sexually complex acting routinely with male-female pairs but also with male-male and female-female pairs (Kluger 338). Bagemihl findings explain to some degree what is believed to be "natural" within the human behavior. If giraffes, goats, birds, bonobos, and dolphins can be sexually and physically attractive to one another than why couldn't this apply to human beings? This is the question Bagemihl is trying to answer using animals because animals and humans are both mammals which then makes us similar to each other. Bagemihl mentions that this diversity is part of our human heritage. He argues that if animals naturally bond with the same sex, then humans have that same ability. Bagemihl goes on to explain that understanding the acts of nature (animal kingdom) can help explain the human behavior. This discovery can be beneficial for those in support of this lifestyle because homosexuality is suggested in other words as a "natural" form of expressing your sexuality and free choice.

The topic of sexual identity and homosexuality will continue to be a debate now and for many years to come. Most people are free minded and are open to this topic but yet there are still those who oppose this subject and find it as a wrong act. Regardless of the opinions people have this lifestyle will continue to flourish. In my opinion, it shouldn't matter on a person's sexuality. What I ask myself is how does it physically effect your life? If it doesn't then there should not be a problem. While the discovery of same sex pairs amongst animals is seen as a positive thing for those in support of this lifestyle, those against it on the other hand will still disagree that homosexuality should not be considered a "natural" behavior for humans. It depends on the individual but it is definitely a personal choice and belief. Bagemihl stands firm in saying, "that if homosexuality comes naturally to other creatures, perhaps it's time to quit getting into such a lather over the fact that it comes naturally to humans too" (Kluger 338). I high agree to his statement!