Inthe1970s,asLGBTQ+peopleintheUnitedStatesfacedconservativeswhosetopargumentwasthathomosexualityis“unnatural,”apairofyoungscientistsdiscoveredonatinyislandoffthecoastofCaliforniaacolonyofseagullsthatincluded…asignificantnumberof femalehomosexualcouplesmakingnestsandraisingchickstogether.Thearticlethatfollowedupendedtheculture’sunderstandingofwhat’snaturalandtookthediscourseonhomosexualityinawholenewdirection.
Inthisepisode,ourco-HostLuluMillergrappleswiththeimpactofthisandseveralotherstudiesaboutanimalqueernessonherlifeasaqueerperson.
Specialthankstothe HistoryisGay (https://www.historyisgaypodcast.com/)podcast.
EPISODECREDITS
Reportedby-LuluMillerwithhelpfrom-SarahQariProducedby-SarahQariOriginalsounddesigncontributedby-JeremyBloomwithmixinghelpfrom-ArianneWackFact-checkingby-DianeKellyandEditedby-BeccaBressler
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