Poland's Gay Elephant Faces Politico's Backlash
 
 

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The past few years have seen gay rights legislation proposed, then ignored and shot down, inside Poland. But establishing marriage and anti-discrimination law there is just about human beings. But what about banning discrimination against animals? Namely, elephants.

Meet Ninio, a gay elephant who recently moved into the Poznan Zoo, which spent more than $11 million building a new structure to house the pachyderms. But city councilman Michal Grzes was expecting the money would fetch a "herd" of elephants — something that Ninio, who spends his time with other boy elephants, isn't likely to help produce.

"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," he says. "We were supposed to have a herd, but as Ninio prefers male friends over females how will he produce offspring?"

Except Grzes might've jumped the gun: Ninio is only 10 years old, says the Poznan Zoo's chief, and thus just a tween in elephant years. He'll hit sexual maturity at 14, and maybe then he'll start swinging the other way. Or both ways?

Adds the Daily Mail: "Male elephants do engage in same-sex bonding and mounting. Such encounters are often associated with affectionate interactions, such as kissing and trunk intertwining. Males, who in elephants live apart from the general flock, often form 'companionship's', consisting of an older individual and one or sometimes two younger, attendant males with sexual behaviour being an important part of the social dynamic."

 
 
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Comments (7)

No. 1 · TikiHead

He's a gay elephant and he hasn't had his tusks whitened?

(Sorry)

Posted: Apr 10, 2009 at 2:43 pm
No. 2 · Ogre

Why does an elephant have four feet?

Because he'd look ridiculous with six inches.

Thank you, and good night.

Posted: Apr 10, 2009 at 3:03 pm
No. 3 · greybat

Get him a "Daddy", cheapskates!

Posted: Apr 10, 2009 at 4:11 pm
No. 4 · bigjake75

oh good greif…

Posted: Apr 10, 2009 at 6:23 pm
No. 5 · BrianZ

Well they can always do what gays and lesbians have been doing for years now … but I can't imagine the amount of lube you'd need or where in the hell you'd find a turkey baster big enough!

Posted: Apr 10, 2009 at 8:36 pm
No. 6 · InExile

That poor elephant, suffering at the hand of discrimination just like the rest of us. You would think these homophobes would give an elephant a break! I hope he finds a nice husband.

Posted: Apr 11, 2009 at 3:14 pm
No. 7 · ns

The Daily Mail plagiarized from Wikipedia.

Posted: Apr 14, 2009 at 4:58 am
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