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Hey guys, in honor of pride month, in this video I will discuss sexuality in various human societies as well as animal ones and try to tackle the common question I’ve heard “Is homosexuality unnatural?” Hope you enjoy a little biology and anthropology! I know this may be a little uncomfortable or controversial to some viewers, but I feel like this is an important question and one that I want to answer with the facts. I tried to remove my opinions with this video, and I think you should as well. Hope you enjoy and more importantly learn something new! Most images used belong to the Wikimedia Commons. Sorry for the inconsistent microphone throughout this video; I kept on having mic problems and had to re-record this like three separate times due to various issues :/ Hope its not too distracting. Also please check my citations, always check my work :) Citations: Herdt, G. H. (1984). Ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia. Berkeley u.a.: Univ. of California Pr. Scharf I, Martin OY (2013). "Same-sex sexual behavior in insects and arachnids: prevalence, causes, and consequences". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 67 (11): 1719–1730. Riccucci M (2011). "Same-sex sexual behaviour in bats". Hystrix It. J. Mammal. 22 (1): 139–47. Bagemihl, Bruce (1999). Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-19239-8 Herdt, G. H. (1994). Guardians of the flutes: Idioms of masculinity ; with a new preface. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press. Vasey, P. L. (2002). Sexual Partner Preference in Female Japanese Macaques. Arch Sex Behav. Roselli CE, Stormshak F (March 2009). "Prenatal programming of sexual partner preference: the ram model". Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 21 (4): 359–64. Poiani A, Dixson AF (2010). Animal Homosexuality: A Biosocial Perspective. Cambridge University Press. p. 179. Manson, J.H.; Perry, S.; Parish, A.R. (1997). "Nonconceptive Sexual Behavior in Bonobos and Capuchins". International Journal of Primatology. 18 (5): 767–86. Stanford, C. B. (1998). "The Social Behavior of Chimpanzees and Bonobos: Empirical Evidence and Shifting Assumptions". Current Anthropology. 39 (4): 399–420. de Waal, Frans B. M. (March 1995). "Bonobo Sex and Society" (PDF). Scientific American. 272 (3): 58–64. Clay, Z., & Zuberbühler, K. (2012). Communication during sex among female bonobos: Effects of dominance, solicitation and audience. Scientific Reports.