Inthe1970s,asLGBTQ+peopleintheUnitedStatesfacedconservativeswhosetopargumentwasthathomosexualityis“unnatural,”apairofyoungscientistsdiscoveredonatinyislandoffthecoastofCaliforniaacolonyofseagullsthatincluded…asignificantnumberof femalehomosexualcouplesmakingnestsandraisingchickstogether.Thearticlethatfollowedupendedtheculture’sunderstandingofwhat’snaturalandtookthediscourseonhomosexualityinawholenewdirection.

Inthisepisode,ourco-HostLuluMillergrappleswiththeimpactofthisandseveralotherstudiesaboutanimalqueernessonherlifeasaqueerperson.

Specialthankstothe HistoryisGay (https://www.historyisgaypodcast.com/)podcast.

EPISODECREDITS

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