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Re: OT: What? the clean-shaven outnumber the bearded?"YerUglyMug," etc.

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Saturday, May 24, 2003, 0:48
Joe wrote:
> This is a possibility, however, the 'gay genes' would naturally die out. It > may be an advantage for the tribe to have a homosexual, but this is not an > evolutionary advasntage, becuase the homosexual ape, or whatever, will not > pass on any of his genes.
Only if the "gay gene" is dominant. If the "gay gene" is recessive, than a homosexual may have siblings who carry the gene who benefit from his or her help. Much the same reason that self-sacrifice exists in some species. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42