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Dr Lucy Stewart

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I think it goes back to the idea of evolution having 'purpose', which people often have trouble escaping from even when they technically know it's untrue. 'Shit just happens sometimes' is less satisfying as an explanation.

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(Also, when it comes to queer issues, there is constant pressure for queers to prove we have moral or other value to society, a model evolutionary value fits into very nicely particularly when 'unnatural' is a common attack on the community)

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