Gay cats

Boy, have we ever! Now, this cat be a pretty disappointing article if things end there. In some rarer cases, female cats have been observed mounting other cats. For those who think homosexuality is unnatural, there are hundreds of species of animals that have demonstrated homosexual behaviors according to possibly my new favorite book, Biological Exuberance: Homosexuality and Natural Diversity by Bruce Bagemihl.

Personally, I think setting up a Tinder profile would be an easier way to achieve that, but to each their own. You can even get them a fun rainbow toy filled with catnip so your cat, too, can celebrate Pride. Homosexuality In Other Species Let’s start out by taking a broad look at homosexuality in non-human animals.

Key Takeaways Affectionate displays between cats, like mutual grooming, head butting, and co-sleeping are not sexual behaviors. Speaking of mounting, intact males will try to mount basically anything. Similarly, and before we get back to cats, drag is a pretty common tactic among many species in the animal kingdom.

There are even trans animals out there. Now, my blog and business are cat focused so you may be wondering how Pride or Purr-ideto use the cat centric term ties into cats. It's theoretically possible that cats can be gay, bisexual, or identify in another way, we have no scientific evidence to support this.

While it is typically associated with unneutered male cats, it can be seen in neutered males as well. We can look at behavior as behavior is observable so by rephrasing the question we ask slightly. Sexual identity is how you see yourself and who you are attracted to.

June is Pride month and many of us humans are celebrating our own identities or those of people we care about. Some species may partially imitate members of a different sex or they may completely disguise themselves as being a different sex.

Have we observed homosexual behavior in house cats? You have been warned. Gender identity is gay you identify as as male, female, both, neither, or something else entirely. Homosexuality has been observed in bighorn sheep, flamingos, gorillas, and whales among many, many others.

Understanding Cat Sexual Behavior

In cats, mating is a purely instinctual behavior intended for reproduction. To write this blog post, I spent way more time reading articles on homosexuality in cats than I ever thought I would. As chatty as some cats are my own sweet Zoloft included!

Observations of homosexual behavior among house cats have even been documented in the scientific literature as far back as the s. While this can be a common question, the answer isn't necessarily clear cut. We can answer the question, “Do cats engage in homosexual behavior?” That’s a slightly different question than “Are cats gay?” but that subtle difference makes a question we can’t answer become suddenly very answerable.

Of course, cat parents, whether they are gay or not, are free to think of their cat as whatever orientation they want. The whiptail lizard has only females and reproduces asexually. Commission Disclosure: Class Act Cats participates in the Amazon Associates and other affiliate programs meaning if you purchase any products through the links on this page, Poutine may earn a small commission.

Is it possible for your cat to be gay, bisexual, or lesbian? Again according to Biological Exuberance seriously, go read itsome animals will change which gametes sex cells used for reproduction they produce or cat fully change sex organs based on their environment or other factors.

Almost every source I looked at which are listed at the bottom and linked throughout the post started out by separating identity and behavior. Cats big and little have been observed engaging in homosexual behaviors, although in some cases gay may not be actual sexual behavior and instead are just affectionate behavior between friendly animals.