US Edition'Queerness Is the Rule': New B.C.-Made Film Highlights Fabulous Gay Animals
- Directed by Rio Mitchell from Ymir, B.C., the new film titled Animal Pride: Nature’s Coming Out Story premieres on CBC Gem May 29 and explores queer behaviors observed in animal species around the world.
- The film originated after queer biologist Connel Bradwell noticed same-sex behavior in orcas and questioned why nature documentaries exclude gay animals, revealing a heteronormative bias in biology.
- Animal Pride travels to locations like Tofino, the Rockies, and Antarctica, featuring species such as hermaphrodite slugs, male bighorn sheep, Adelie penguins, and Laysan albatrosses with 31% female-only pairs on Oahu.
- Mitchell highlights that nature is incredibly intricate and cannot be understood through overly simplistic perspectives. The film seeks to amplify 2SLGTBQIA+ representation in science while challenging traditional, reproduction-centered interpretations of animal behavior.
- Animal Pride suggests that acknowledging homosexuality as natural may promote greater acceptance in humans and improve understanding necessary to conserve species and biodiversity in their true forms.
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5 facts about queer animal behaviour from CBC's Animal Pride
Victoria wildlife conservationist Connel Bradwell wanted to know more about queer behaviour in the animal kingdom. The result of that curiosity is the new documentary Animal Pride: Nature’s Coming Out Story.
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