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                            Introduction
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Bruce Bagemihl is a Canadian biologist, linguist, and author of the
book 'Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural
Diversity'.


                          Life and career
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He completed his BA at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1981,
and served on the faculty of the University of British Columbia, where
he taught linguistics and cognitive science. He earned a Ph.D. in
linguistics from UBC in 1988, with a dissertation entitled 'Alternate
phonologies and morphologies'.

'Biological Exuberance' cites numerous studies on more than 450
species (see List of animals displaying homosexual behavior) showing
that homosexual and bisexual behaviors are common among animals and
proposes a theory of sexual behavior in which reproduction is only one
of its principal biological functions. Bagemihl proposes that group
cohesion and lessening of tensions, seen for example among bonobos,
are other important functions of sexual behavior.  He also argues that
the implications for humans of homosexual behaviour across the animal
kingdom are "enormous."

His book on homosexuality in animals was cited by the American
Psychiatric Association and other groups in their 'amici curiae' brief
to the United States Supreme Court in 'Lawrence v. Texas', the case
which ultimately struck down sodomy laws across the United States. The
book formed the basis for the museum exhibition Against Nature?.

He has also published several essays and scientific articles on issues
related to language, biology, gender, and sexuality.


                       Selected publications
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* Bruce Bagemihl. 1988. The morphology and phonology of Katajjait
(Inuit throat games). 'Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue
canadienne de linguistique' 33(1), 1-58.
* Bruce Bagemihl. 1999. 'Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality
and Natural Diversity.' St. Martin’s Press.
* Bruce Bagemihl. 2001. Animals Do Do It. 'Alternatives Journal'
27(3), 36.


                           External links
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*[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16321985.000-queer-creatures.html
NewScientist "Queer Creatures" 07 August 1999]
*[http://www.zeit.de/1999/33/199933.schwule_viecher_.xml Article about
Bagemihl's work in the German weekly newspaper “Die Zeit” (in German)]


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