Attacked at 6am by a swarm of flying ants that climbed in my ears and hair, I was the first one awake on the boat. An hour later breakfast commenced with a discussion on the why there were so many gay men and transgendered people on the Kuna Islands. The American’s comments centred around their amusement, derision, and discomfort about the existence of such fellow humans. Fritz seemed a bit more relaxed and described recent studies of the phenomena which indicates that the gay men and transgendered people are a response to the overpopulation of the island and help raise the children as uncles (or aunts as the case may be).
The hypothesis is from Paul Vasey (a lecturer at University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) studying third-gender people on the Samoan Islands, the hypothesis is “…that same-sex attraction confers an evolutionary advantage to humans by increasing a family’s reproductive rates, as well as ensuring the well-being of future generations.” – Article Revealing Same-Sex Attraction’s Evolutionary Role, on NYU’s Scienceline.org
Here is someone else writing about cross-dressing in the Peruvian highlands.
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- Landing Party, Darien, Panama
Details on how to cross the Darien Gap with (or without) a motorcycle by sailboat
Tom Lobster, Darien, Panama
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Lobster, Darien, Panama
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Lobster, Darien, Panama
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Landing Party, Darien, Panama
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Landing Party, Darien, Panama
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Tss…
Well, no wonder if they keep shipping more of them down there by the boat load.
Gay Uncle