Having gay thoughts is a product of evolution - study

How interesting. A recent study has indicated that having gay thoughts is part of evolution, in the need for teamwork and allies going right back to the dawn of humanity. In fact it's seen as a disadvantage to have thoughts exclusively of the opposite sex.

Because progesterone, which is produced by both men and women, is associated with affiliation, the researchers concluded that homosexual thoughts can go hand in hand with the need to forge same-sex alliances, which can be traced back to the teamwork of the earliest hunter-gatherers. 

Dr Diana Fleischman, the report’s author, said: “In the paper we talk about why homosexuality persists, and we do explain why. 

"From an evolutionary perspective we tend to think of sexual behaviour as a means to an end for reproduction. 

"However, because sexual behaviour is intimate and pleasurable, it is also used in many species, including non-human primates, to help form and maintain social bonds. We can all see this in romantic couples who bond by engaging in sexual behaviour even when reproduction is not possible. 

“Having some degree of attraction to the opposite sex is a type of adaptive behaviour, and in any adaptive behaviour you will see extremes of the spectrum, hence some people will only be attracted to members of the same sex. 

“But the research suggests that having exclusively heterosexual thoughts is a disadvantage – it’s better to be a little bit attracted to the opposite sex.” more

So how's that then. Turns out the ones going against the natural law are the bible bashing exclusively hetro christians :)