Ethics

See, Gays Can Change!

By Ed Brayton

It's the same old story. Boy meets boy, boy falls in love. Girl comes along, tempting one of the boys with her wiles and proving that gays can change:

The San Francisco Zoo's popular same-sex penguin couple has broken up.

Male Magellan penguins Harry and Pepper have been together since 2003. The pair nested together and even incubated an egg laid by another penguin in 2008, but their relationship hit the rocks earlier this year when a female penguin, Linda, befriended Harry after her long-time companion died.

This did not go over well with Pepper, who became violent. The three penguins were separated for some time following the fight.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on July 15, 2009 (boomark / email).