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spooky_nineGay animals 'come out' in Oslo exhibition
my favorite quote?
"...[T]he exhibition has sparked consternation in conservative Christians.
A Lutheran priest said he hoped the organisers would 'burn in hell,' and a Pentecostal priest lashed out at the exhibition, saying taxpayers' money used for it would have been better spent helping the animals correct 'their perversions and deviances'."
"Breaking what is taboo for some, the Oslo Natural History Museum is currently showing an exhibition on homosexuality in the animal kingdom.
Organisers say it is the first of its kind in the world.
'As homosexual people are often confronted with the argument that their way of living is against the principles of nature, we thought that ... as a scientific institution, we could at least show that this is not true,' exhibition organiser Geir Soeli tells AFP.
'You can think whatever you want about homosexuals but you cannot use that argument because it is very natural, it's very common in animal kingdom,' Mr Soeli adds.
From beetles to swans and creatures considered to have a more macho image, such as lions and sperm whales, homosexual behaviour has been detected in 1,500 species."
my favorite quote?
"...[T]he exhibition has sparked consternation in conservative Christians.
A Lutheran priest said he hoped the organisers would 'burn in hell,' and a Pentecostal priest lashed out at the exhibition, saying taxpayers' money used for it would have been better spent helping the animals correct 'their perversions and deviances'."