Another State Legalizes gay Marriage

**ICantSpellDawg** · 10-14-2008, 06:31

Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi

Well we've already had the homophobia gallery speak up, let's not get into white flight, it's very OT. :) Poverty = crime and in the U.S. sadly race still largely = poverty or wealth. So it will remain easy for some time for racists to find easy sanctuary in justifying their attitudes by pointing at crime. Regardless of the fact that it was the Irish committing those violent petty crimes on the streets in the 1800's when they were similarly the near bottom rung of society.

you're right. off topic

**Strike For The South** · 10-14-2008, 06:32

Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff

you're right. off topic

I want stats to back that up

**Koga No Goshi** · 10-14-2008, 06:33

Originally Posted by Strike For The South

I want stats to back that up

Your stats are biased. They came from Anheuser-Busch. :)

**Strike For The South** · 10-14-2008, 06:35

Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi

Your stats are biased. They came from Anheuser-Busch. :)

way to pricey. Boxed wine and Keystone light.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 10-14-2008, 06:36

Off topic, off topic, off topic~

Back in line, soldiers!

**Koga No Goshi** · 10-14-2008, 06:41

Originally Posted by Askthepizzaguy

Off topic, off topic, off topic~

Back in line, soldiers!

Hell no, we won't go!

FRAGICIDE MODE ENGAGED!

Just kidding.

*Gets back in line*

Back on topic, taken straight from Wikipedia

Homosexual behavior has been observed among 1,500 species, and in 500 of those it is well documented. This discovery constitutes a major argument against those calling into question the biological legitimacy or naturalness of homosexuality, or those regarding it as a meditated social decision. For example, male penguin couples have been documented to mate for life, build nests together, and to use a stone as a surrogate egg in nesting and brooding. In a well-publicized story from 2004, the Central Park Zoo in the United States replaced one male couple's stone with a fertile egg, which the couple then raised as their own offspring.

The genetic basis of animal homosexuality has been studied in the fly Drosophila melanogaster. Here, multiple genes have been identified that can cause homosexual courtship and mating. These genes are thought to control behavior through pheromones as well as altering the structure of the animal's brains. These studies have also investigated the influence of environment on the likelihood of flies displaying homosexual behavior.

Georgetown University professor Janet Mann has specifically theorized that homosexual behavior, at least in dolphins, is an evolutionary advantage that minimizes intraspecies aggression, especially among males. Studies indicating prenatal homosexuality in certain animal species have had social and political implications surrounding the gay rights debate.

Yes, people really study this stuff, and no, it's not all just up in the air and anyone's opinion is as good as anyone else's.

**Askthepizzaguy** · 10-14-2008, 06:56

To argue in place of our opponent, one might suggest that we should be more civilized than the animals, and that not everything that is natural is healthy or good.

How would you respond to that observation?

(I like the debate, so I'd rather see a vigorous defense of the opposing side.)