gay penguins

Germany's gay penguins are proud papas after taking in a chick abandoned by a negligent straight couple of penguins at the Bremerhaven Zoo. The gay penguins, Z and Vielpunkt, adopted a baby chick whose egg they cared for before it hatched.

Zookeepers at the Toronto Zoo have noticed that two African penguins, Buddy and Pedro, are not just inseparable, but also show signs of mating behaviors. These two penguins apparently have very good genes, and the zoo plans to separate them and pair them with female penguins for breeding. African penguins are endangered, so the plan to separate the duo for breeding is part of a plan among zoos to help species survive.

Toronto’s zoo is splitting up a pair of same-gender penguins. These Happy Feet males, Pedro and Buddy -- jokingly referred to as "Brokeback Iceberg" -- have been nesting with each other for a year. While we can banter and bicker about the heterosexist actions of a zookeeper, our actions on animal homophobia aren’t any better.

A school district in Austin, Texas, has put the kibosh on a play about a pair of male penguins who raised an abandoned chick, saying the content is inappropriate for school-age children.

Last week we reported the heartrending story that Buddy and Pedro, a “gay penguin” couple at the Toronto Zoo, were being forced to separate to help propagate their species with fewer than 250,000 African Penguins in existence. But now it looks as though Buddy, 20, and Pedro, 10, who “pair bonded” at the zoo, will be reunited in the spring once they’ve done their duty on behalf of the African Penguin population.

And Tango Makes Three, the children's book that depicts the true story of two male penguins raising a baby chick, is the most contentious children's title in the nation, according to the American Library Association list of the 10 most frequently challenged books.

What's better than Amy Poehler opening up the second season of Parks and Recreation rapping to Will Smith’s classic “Parents Just Don’t Understand?” Amy Poehler becoming a gay activist of course! Trying to spruce up activities at the zoo, Leslie (Poehler), throws a birthday party for a parrot, graduates a chimpanzee, and unknowingly marries gay penguins.

This will warm the chilliest of hearts!

Leslie Knope would be happy these companies are taking a stand against discrimination in her home state.