The exhibit, named "Against Nature?", is in Oslo, Norway, and the purpose is to show how homosexuality is rather common in the animal world, and should therefore be viewed as a natural occurrence among humans as well:
[T]here has been strong interest in an aspect of animal behaviour the museum says is quite common.
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"Homosexuality is a common and widespread phenomenon in the animal world," says an exhibition statement.
"Not only short-lived sexual relationships, but even long-lasting partnerships; partnerships that may last a lifetime."
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It says sex between animals - as between humans - is often a matter of enjoyment, rather than procreation, and that this applies to animals of the same sex as well as opposite sexes.
And the best part is this:
In Norway there was a desire among publicly funded museums to be "deliverers of truth" and to "put on display controversial subjects, things that are not said and are swept under the carpet".
The museum says one of its aims is to "help to de-mystify homosexuality among people... we hope to reject the all too well known argument that homosexual behaviour is a crime against nature".
Thankfully, enlightened minds still roam this planet. Now, if we could only get one in the White House...
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