According to the Economist (2/22-28) there are a few holes in Darwin’s theory of evolution but the holes are not ones creationists will like to latch onto: that theory cannot, so far, account for much of the diversity of sexual behavior that exists. Furthermore if ‘…mating is primarily about sperm transfer, why do some animals mate between a hundred and a thousand times more often than is needed for conception alone?’ How to explain the high incidence of homosexuality, which besides monkeys ‘…is documented in at least 15 other species.’ For those who believe a really good male could break up a lesbian couple, how can one explain, ‘…that when male monkeys courted a female involved in a homosexual consortship, 95% of such females rebuffed him and chose to remain with their girlfriend.’
From one primate to another: The NY Times (2-28) reports that the Most Rev. Rowan Williams has been enthroned as the new Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the first non-English leader of the Anglican Church and is gay-friendly.
In an article on personal ads in The NY Times (2-14), we find they began in newspapers 300 years ago but gay ads didn’t appear until the 1940s, somewhat incognito in The Hobby Directory. The famous space-saving system of abbrieviations developed as a code soon after.
The NY Times (2-27) reports that the number of gay and lesbian bookstores has declined, but gay publishing is not dead: Kensington Publishing has come out with a 15-page catalog advertising itself ‘On the Cutting Edge of Gay and Lesbian Publishing.’
Watch for a new British flic The Lawless Heart says The NY Times (2-16). The BBC loved the movie which involves the reactions of people to the death of a well-loved gay man. The comedy is nearly stolen by the actor who plays the dead man’s homophobic brother-in-law.