Morality and sex

Two cats couple on a spring day. When they are done, the male walks away. The female stretches out on the ground. Did I imagine smiles on their faces?

Each spring two swans live on Boston Common. Locals named them Romeo and Juliet and felt badly their eggs never hatched. Why? Locals later discovered the swans were Juliet and Juliet.

Homosexual and lesbian couples exist in the animal world.

"Various non-human animal species exhibit behavior that can be interpreted as homosexual or bisexual, often referred to as same-sex sexual behavior by scientists. This may include same-sex sexual activity, courtship, affection, pair bonding, and parenting among same-sex animal pairs. Various forms of this are found among a variety of vertebrate and arthropod taxonomic classes," according to Wikipedia.  It goes back to Aristotle (384–322 BC) when he observed two male pigeons enjoying themselves.

Historical great minds and leaders have been considered homosexual/lesbian from Socrates to today. To name only a few:

• English King James 1/Scottish King James VI
• Shakespeare
• Leonardo DaVinci
• Walt Whitman
• Julius Caesar   
• U.S. President James Buchanan
• Florence Nightingale
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• Alexander the Great
  

Homosexuality/lesbianism has existed in many species since the beginning of time so why the huge brouhaha? How can it be unnatural? Why is it called immoral even if so many species participate? In some societies. Why do some societies accept it and others do not?

Usually homosexuality/lesbianism is between consenting individuals, although enforced sex and pedophilia is another issue.

The idea that sexual activity is a no-no except under certain restrictions such as reproduction or only with a legal partner has come down through the ages although some societies support the idea of multi partners. In some cases it can be ownership and control of a partner. 

So much has been created around something that is as natural as breathing and eating.

I wish people would declare sex as natural and it is between consenting partners to determine who and when. If a man feels more comfortable with another man, a woman with other woman so what? Unless they are doing it on their front lawn when the next door neighbor is having a children's party or a BBQ, who cares.

I wish the same attention was paid to high standards of the morality of lobbing bombs at other people, denying people their rights, setting up financial barriers that the very rich have everything and the rest of the world suffers for lack of food. If groups of people like corporations were considered immoral when they poison the air and water in the name of profit, never mind the health of others, were declared immoral and penalized wouldn't that be better than penalizing what two people do in private?

Frankly, I do care what my husband does sexually based on the agreements between us. I don't care what other people do sexually. It is their business not mine. 

I will continue to care when Palestinians are the victims of genocide or there's another oil spill because a corporation did follow safety regulations. 

Again, silly, silly me.

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