RE: Homosexual Genes and Memes... another approach

From: Stake, Jeffrey E. (stake@indiana.edu)
Date: Sun 13 Mar 2005 - 03:11:31 GMT

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    Hi Tara, You might want to walk over to the law school [Room 338] and pick up from me a copy of an article I wrote on memes and the first amendment that appeared in the Alabama Law Review. It would be nice to meet you in person. Best, Jeff Stake

    -----Original Message----- From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kirkpatrick, Tara Malie Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:46 AM To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Homosexual Genes and Memes... another approach

    hi everyone,

    i'm new to the meme list and want to introduce myself before i start commenting on the ever so fascinating evolution of homosexual behavior.
      my name is tara kirkpatrick and i'm currently a phd student at indiana

    university in the department of criminal justice. i have a master's in physical anthropology, so i have a bit of insight into behavior evolution. i am currently interested in looking at the interaction of memes and the law (not really sure how, but it sounds interesting!)

    my thoughts on the post below:

    > But the animal should always prefer an opposite sex partner unless the

    > homosexual behavior has some adaptive function other than breeding.
    > This function may be to practice sexual skills without being pregnant,

    > or it may be to form alliances, or whatever.

    snip

    in my studies of non-human primate behavior, especially in bonobo chimpanzees, sex is used for conflict resolution and bonding. bonobos have clearly moved past the "sex for reproduction" and have made it an integral part of their social interaction/survival. here's a link to an article in national geographic:

    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/

    i look forward to the ongoing discussion! tara

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