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Joan Roughgarden, a [transgendered] biology professor at Stanford University
> who believes that Darwin needs a little modernization.... In her book, *Evolution's
> Rainbow <http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/10139.html>*, Roughgarden
> cites myriad examples from the animal kingdom to demonstrate evolutionary
> advantages of homosexuality. One such case is the Eurasian oystercatcher, a
> shore bird known to live in "polygynous" family units of one male and two
> females. Although the relationship between the two females can sometimes
> turn contentious and violent, a homosexual relationship between them can
> serve to advance the species through cooperation...."[H]omosexuality is just
> a prelude to social cooperation, a pleasurable way to avoid wanton
> conflict."


-hendler