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Quote by: Anmon  Because nature created opposite sexes specifically for procreation, gays are then a mishap, something has obviously gone wrong. |
Not so fast.
What if homosexual behavior occurs through individual selection for reciprocal altruism?
Same-sex alliances have repeatedly shown to have reproductive advantages, and homosexual behavior can serve to maintain these alliances. Same-sex alliances help opposite-sexed individuals survive and subsequently reproduce.
Even nonhuman primates use homosexual behavior in same-sex alliances, and such alliances appear to have been key in the expanded distribution of human ancestors during the Pleistocene era. Homosexual emotion and behavior are, in part, emergent qualities of the human propensity for same-sex association.
No one questions the fact that heterosexual behavior serves non-conceptive functions such as the maintenance of long-term bonds. If homosexual behavior also serves non-conceptive functions, such as the maintenance of same-sex alliances (long-term supportive relationships) that aid in resource competition and cooperative defense, homosexual behavior would be considered a positive selection. Homosexual behavior is therefore a survival strategy, supporting the propagation of a species' reproductive strategy.
Given the context cited above, homosexuality survived thousands of years because it is something that has gone right.
We can only hope you are not so blinded by your dogma that there's room in your narrow worldview to see homosexuality as a successful survival strategy for the species. You still have time to develop a greater sense of understanding and appreciation for sexual diversity and how it works to the advantage of many species including our own.