Category: Read with Pride – LGBTQ+ blogs and articles

readwithpride.com If you’ve ever walked into a pet shop or watched a nature documentary and thought, “Wow, those two birds are really close,” you might have been witnessing one of nature’s most dedicated romances. In the world of tropical birds, especially parrots, love doesn’t always follow the “boy meets girl” script. Sometimes, it’s “boy meets …

Parrot Partners: Lifelong Same-Sex Bonds in Tropical BirdsRead More

readwithpride.com If you’ve ever been told that being queer is “unnatural,” nature has a few words for you. Actually, it has about 1,500 species’ worth of words. From the depths of the ocean to the highest mountain peaks, the animal kingdom is effectively one giant pride parade. At Read with Pride, we spend a lot …

Zoo Queer: Famous Same-Sex Animal Couples in CaptivityRead More

readwithpride.com Let’s be real: for a long time, the “natural world” was painted in some pretty boring, heteronormative strokes. We were taught that animals meet, they mate (boy + girl), they have babies, and the cycle repeats. But if you actually step outside and look at the sheer, chaotic brilliance of the animal kingdom, you’ll …

The Biological Exuberance: Why Diversity is Nature’s StrengthRead More

readwithpride.com If you grew up thinking that the animal kingdom was strictly divided into “blue” and “pink” boxes, we have some news for you. Nature is way more into the “rainbow” spectrum than your middle school biology textbook let on. At Read with Pride, we spend a lot of time celebrating LGBTQ+ fiction and gay …

Beyond the Binary: Animals That Change Sex and RolesRead More

readwithpride.com Hey there, fam! Welcome back to another deep dive into the wild, wonderful, and occasionally very “extra” world of nature. Here at Read with Pride, we spend a lot of time talking about gay romance novels and the latest MM romance books, but sometimes, the best stories are written by Mother Nature herself. Today, …

Ostrich Outings: Male Groups and Shared ParentingRead More

readwithpride.com If you’ve ever walked through a quiet forest and heard the rapid-fire thwack-thwack-thwack of a woodpecker, you probably thought, “Man, that bird is really going at it.” And you’d be right. But in the world of ornithology, and honestly, in the world of gay romance novels, things are rarely as simple as they seem. …

Woodpecker Wooing: Same-Sex Rivalry or Romance?Read More

readwithpride.com When you think of “social insects,” your brain probably goes straight to the high-drama hives of honeybees or the sprawling underground empires of ants. We get it: those guys have the whole “loyalty and labor” thing down to a science. But here at Read with Pride, we’re all about celebrating the stories that don’t …

Beetle Bonds: Surprising Sociality in the Insect WorldRead More

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The Future of Wildlife Research: Recognizing Queer AnimalsRead More

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How to Integrate Body Positivity With Social Nudism in Gay LiteratureRead More

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Love in the Wild: An Introduction to Homosexuality in AnimalsRead More

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The Gay Penguins of Central Park: A Heartwarming TaleRead More

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Giraffe Romance: Why Male Giraffes BondRead More