machman -- your replies were awesome!!
cesarsju -- i don't think nature and evolution work in the clear-cut, linear way we would like to think they work.
there is absolutely no way for us to know that there is no evolutionary value in homosexuality.
there is an ever-increasing number of gays in the world. do you think this is all without a purpose? do you think it's all an accident or a birth defect? i don't think so.
the earth, operating as a single, living organism, self-regulates. it creates, destroys, scours, heals. when there is need for change, it changes. why homosexuality happens or why it continues to increase is beyond me, but i can say this -- it is quite obvious to me that this planet is way overpopulated. it is also obvious that the average gay male tends to be much more successful in his carreer than the average straight male. perhaps evolution is putting it's emphasis in something other than simple reproduction. perhaps the benefits that humanity will get through advances in the arts, sciences and technology will far out-weigh whatever benefits it could get from creating a bunch of stupid kids who will run around using up resources and having further reproduction as their only goal in life.