Is homosexuality natural? That depends on what you define as "natural". If you prefer to define "natural" to mean "within the nature of a thing", then it is. Despite our protestations, all things do what is in their natures to do. According to recent studies of homosexual animals observed in nature and captivity, especially in mammals, it would seem homosexuality is a perfectly natural occurrence since it often occurs in species we do not see as having enough intelligence or subtlety to make a "choice" in the matter, but rather follow their instincts to where they lead.
Besides, naturally speaking, if it was anti-natural for humans, we wouldn't be able to do it. It would be impossible. We would not have the capacity. If you believe in natural laws, then you must understand that we cannot break them, and are tied by them. We cannot be unnatural, such is outside our ability. It's like flying, we can't do it without mechanical assistance. So saying that humans being gay is unnatural is like saying that there's humans that can fly. Regardless of how we end up feeling about the situation, though, it seems that creative forces behind the Universe have larger and more complex plans for sexuality than mere reproduction can account for, and that nature will continue being true to itself even if we don't care for its plans.
Perhaps it doesn't have to with each individual, but the whole species as a group. Procreation is necessary for the species to continue, but with 8 billion people on the planet now, procreation is not the biggest concern for survival. I believe for the species to continue, we need to "back off" from the high breeding rate as it is now, before we consume all of Earth's natural resources. We just can't keep growing like this, we will run out of room, and perhaps homosexuality is the answer to "slow down" this ever increasing breeding rate.
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