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The Environmental Club, LGBTQ+ Association, and Allies Club invite the campus community and public to a special screening of the documentary, “Second Nature, gender & sexuality in the animal world,” 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in Burroughs Hall 120, SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge. This event is free and open to the public.
“Second Nature” challenges conventional assumptions about what is considered natural in the animal kingdom. Narrated by Elliot Page, the film follows pioneering transgender evolutionary biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets groundbreaking scientists studying the extraordinary diversity of animal life. More than 1,500 animal species have been documented engaging in same-sex sexual behavior, forming same-sex parenting partnerships, changing sex, establishing matriarchal social structures, and displaying other forms of biological diversity.
Through scientific research and compelling examples from the natural world, “Second Nature” challenges myths that females are inherently inferior and that being queer is somehow unnatural. The documentary invites audiences to reconsider how much there is to learn about the diversity of life on Earth and the many ways nature expresses sex, gender, sexuality, and social relationships. For more information, contact Jennifer Guiher, Professor of Biology & Environmental Studies Program Coordinator at guiherj@sunyulster.edu.
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“Second Nature” is narrated by Canadian actor, producer, and activist Elliot Page.
