HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT UNNATURAL. HERE'S WHY.
Homosexuality is a modern puzzle for a lot of people. In Nigeria, explicit homosexuality is prohibited on the threat of 14 years' imprisonment. While the inauguration and enforcement of this law was based almost entirely on social and religious reasons, a common argument that a lot of people have given against homosexuality is biological, at least in their view. Homosexuality is "unnatural" and "against nature," they say. I have even heard someone say "Homosexuality is anti-evolution." But what do they mean when they make statements like this? In my discussions with several people about this matter, I have found that they generally point to two "biological" meanings of "natural": Homosexuality is not found in nature. It is just the product of human whims and fantasies. Homosexuality ceases procreation. Homosexual couples cannot have children together, making homosexuality unnatural and therefore wrong. These ...