Are trans and queer behaviors examples of "sexual mimicry"?
Anonymous asked me the following over at tumblr:
"Sexual mimicry occurs when one sex mimics the opposite sex in its behavior, appearance, or chemical signalling. It is more commonly seen within invertebrate species, although sexual mimicry is also seen among vertebrates such as spotted hyenas. Sexual mimicry is commonly used as a mating strategy to gain access to a mate, a defense mechanism to avoid more dominant individuals, or a survival strategy."
Thoughts?
Gender variance in the animal kingdom
The concept of sexual mimicry is an attempt by some evolutionary biologist to explain gender variance in the animal kingdom.
I know of many female dogs who will gladly hump a bitch in heat. Heck, they may even embrace a human leg in order to get attention or whatever it is female dogs try to achieve by this kind of behavior. It might not be sexual at all in that context.