Lesbianism/homosexuality-a human survival trait?


I'm currently reading "The Underside of History" by Elise
Boulding. In the chapter "Dominance, Diomorphism, and Sex
Roles" she says:
  
  "Meanwhile, another concept--that of social
ambidexterity--gets short shrift. A certain amount of
philosophical deference is paid to the idea of a society in
which women and men both have their analytic and intuitive
side equally developed--what Margaret Mead (1967) called the
androgynous society--but people are generally unenthusiastic
about this. Someone always calls out 'vive la difference!.' "

Androgny in the biblical writings is one area of my studies.
In pursuing it I have toyed with the idea that this route
is desireable for the human species because a decrease in 
sexual differentation will possibly lead to a decrease in 
sexual reproduction and an increase in facing other world problems from a
more shared vewpoint. 

In my opinion humans need to decrease reproduction and join
together to work on the pressing problems of overuse of resources, unequal
use of resources, and the accompanying 
aggression, (and of course the damage this does to all non 
human forms of life) for the world and its variety to survive ecologically. 

In the same vein I  consider lesbianism/homosexuality a possible survival
trait (or genetic option) within the human species--one that should be
valued--not  eliminated or persecuted by law, science, or psychology.

J.J. Mckenzie (jjmck@aol.com)