The Sexual Evolution: The Inherent Queerness of Animals by Dr. Nathan Lents

Wed Apr 23 2025 at 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm UTC-04:00

860 11th Ave | New York

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Publisher/HostJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice
The Sexual Evolution: The Inherent Queerness of Animals by Dr. Nathan Lents
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About this Event

In The Sexual Evolution, biologist Nathan H. Lents argues persuasively that many of our supposedly modern ideas about gender and human sexuality are, in fact, deeply rooted in our animal ancestors. In this presentation, Lents will show how diverse sexual behavior is not a new development, is not unique to humans, and is not the product of modern progressive culture. Instead, it’s the product of millions of years of evolutionary experimentation throughout the animal kingdom.


Author Bio: Nathan H. Lents is a Professor of Biology at John Jay College and the author of the popular science books Not So Different, Human Errors, and The Sexual Evolution.


Discussant: Elizabeth Reis

Discussant Bio: Elizabeth Reis is a Distinguished Lecturer at the Macaulay Honors College and Professor Emerita at the University of Oregon. She is the author of Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex.

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