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Bruce Bagemihl, PhD., is the author of the controversial book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity. The book argues that homosexual and bisexual behaviors are common among animals and proposes a theory of sexual behavior in which reproduction is only one of its principal biological functions. Bagemihl proposes that group cohesion and lessening of tensions, seen for example among bonobos, are other important functions of sexual behavior. He served on the faculty of University of British Columbia, and Biological Exuberance was cited in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas as evidence that homosexual behavior is natural.[citation needed] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Bagemihl [edit] References [edit] External links * Article about Bagemihl's work in the german weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" (in german only) Another site (English) http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16321985.000-queer-creatures.html