Animals Have Homosexual Relations, so Therefore, Shouldn't it be Okay?
Animals Have Homosexual Relations, so Therefore, Shouldn't it be Okay?
This is a very common claim, that since animals commit homosexual actions, therefore why isn't it okay? Well, let me ask one question back, is all things that animals do okay? Animals will eat their babies, animals will rape, et cetera. Just because animals do it, should we actually believe it is okay for humans? Just saying...
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