Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 13, 2014

New Snail Species Named To Celebrate Same-sex Marriage

The Guardian reported

Researchers in Taiwan have taken the unusual step of naming a newly identified species of snail in recognition of same-sex marriage rights. Dubbed Aegista diversifamilia, the hermaphroditic species was so named to reflect the “diversity of sexual orientation in the animal kingdom”, said Dr Yen-Chang Lee, who co-authored the study published on Monday in the journal ZooKeys.

Read full story at New species of snail named in celebration of same-sex marriage | Science | theguardian.com.

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