#silo and roy

[intothestacks]

Adventures in Librarian-ing

This week I read And Tango Makes Three (a picture book about Central Park Zoo's gay penguins that raised an egg) to the Grade 1s and a class of Grade 3s.

In one class, when I got to the part where the zookeeper decides that Roy and Silo must be in love

one of the kids gave a delighted surprised laugh and went "Wait, are they gay? Are these gay penguins?"

"Yup!" I replied, "And they're real penguins too. This is a real story."

Cue the hubbub of kids chattering at the discovery that gay penguins are a thing.

"Gay penguins!" they marveled over and over.

One of the kids started getting visibly upset, "Guys, stop it! That's a bad word! Stop saying the G-word!"

"It's not a bad word," their classmates assured them, perplexed.

"Anyone can be gay," a classmate explained, clearly trying to be helpful.

[studioschibi]

💙Happy Fathers Day and Happy Pride to Roy & Silo! 💙

Roy & Silo was one of the first internationally recognized cases of a homosexual relationship between animals when zookeepers noticed Roy and Silo performing mating rituals and attempted to hatch a rock as if it were an egg.

This inspired the zookeepers to give them an egg from a pair of penguins, which failed to hatch, resulting in the pair raising a chick they named Tango.

And fun fact Tango came out as a lesbian.

Homosexuality is not a sin but something natural 🏳️‍🌈

[magnetothemagnificent]

Favourite genre of feel-good stories:

Bird tries to incubate a rock and then the keepers replace the rock with an actual egg/hatchling and the bird raises the baby like their own 😭

[lighthousekeepers-burner-blog]

Went from watching final season of Succession to rewatching entire show, to now starting this. Sad Boy Summer All Aboard!

[jerzwriter]

I was today years old when I learned Silo left Roy for some bitch penguin, Scrappy. I, man, clearly Siol is bi, and of course, I respect the hell out of that, but is nothing sacred? Damn.

I know I'm very late to the name, but whatever.

[thevellaunderground]

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[gayanimaloftheday]

today's gay animal of the day is...

chinstrap penguins!

homosexuality is actually fairly common across multiple species of penguin! it was first documented as far back as 1911, and has since been corroborated by many studies. A pair of male chinstrap penguins named Roy and Silo became famous for successfully incubating another pair’s egg, resulting in a chick named Tango, which was popularized in a children’s book called "And Tango Makes Three."

[critter-catcher]

Let's talk about gay penguins for the next day of pride month!

I think most people know at this point that penguins are known to be gay, and even lesbian! But what most people don't know is that they've been seen to engage in homosexual behavior since at least as early as 1911!

See a scientist, George Murray Levick, documented the behaviour in Adélie penguins at Cape Adare, but described it as "depraved". He decided it was too shocking for public release so he hid it. The only copies that were made available privately to researchers had the English text partly written in Greek letters, to prevent this knowledge becoming more widely known. The report was unearthed a century later, in June 2012 and was finally published.

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Unfortunately that's not the last time gay penguins would cause an uproar.

There have been a lot of homosexual behavior seen in penguins in captivity, including Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins in New York City's Central Park Zoo. They were noted by staff at the zoo in 1998 to be performing mating rituals, and one of them in 1999 attempted to hatch a rock as if it were an egg. Zoo keepers decided to give them an egg from a pair of penguins, which could not hatch it. Roy and Silo spent two and a half months raising the healthy young chick, a female named Tango. When she reached breeding age, Tango paired with another female penguin named Tanuzi!

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Now for the "controversy".

And Tango Makes Three is a children's book published in 2005, telling the story of Roy and Silo. There was a lot of support, but there was even more backlash. Despite having ten awards and two nominations, it appeared on the American Library Association’s top ten banned books, banned in 2023, 2020, 2017, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and firstly in 2006, just a year after it was published.

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Alright, enough sad stuff, lets talk happy.

Here's the thing, penguins often lay more than one egg, though usually only one chick will survive. In captivity same sex penguins will adopt (or steal) extra eggs to incubate and raise the chicks! It's likely this happens in the wild, though it’s harder to say. Visibly, male and female penguins tend to only differ in size, and not by much. On top of that, they act very similar, particularly in terms of reproduction. Both males and females invest pretty equally in raising their chicks. That means it’s difficult to tell male and female penguins apart and even more difficult to identify any wild mating pairs as homosexual.

There have been many records of captive same sex penguins, and, there's even what could be considered a non-binary, or genderless, penguin.

In 2019, mothers Rocky and Marama hatched a chick together at sea Life Aquarium in London. This chick caused further controversy after the aquarium announced that it would not be assigning the chick a gender. The chick is identified with a gender-neutral purple tag rather than the usual gendered name and color coded tag. Beyond that, the penguin’s life will be the same as any other penguin at the Aquarium. They say that Gender means nothing to penguins, so why have we continuously assigned it to them? The General Manager of the aquarium comments that the decision to raise a genderless penguin is following an increase in conversations around human gender neutrality.

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[animal-of-the-day]

gay penguins

Animal of the day: Gay Penguins!

Penguins are one of many animal species to experience homosexuality. It is actually advantageous, because eggs or chicks that get abandoned or orphaned are often adopted by these homosexual couples. Here are some examples:

Roy and Silo from New York City's Central Park Zoo! These two males formed a relationship and raised a chick together named Tango. They became quite famous, and even had a book written about them!

These two males stole a nest from a lesbian penguin couple at a Dutch zoo!

This chick was hatched by Elmer and Lima, a same-sex couple from Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York!

Nature is very gay, despite what conservatives would have you believe. Same sex couples are natural and important.

:)

[weclassybouquetfun]

What is up with some of AFC Richmond, you may ask?

Let us see.

Jason and his kids watched sportsball.

You don't have to shut up, Thierry Henry.

Phil and Toheeb played sportsball.

Wait, his thirst tweet mentioned his "juicy butt" but I didn't know his thigh game was so strong.

With Mark Strong who played on his birthday and turned the age on his jersey.

Marco Giuseppe Salussolia, still fit at 60.

More AFC Richmond under the fold.

Birthdays were had: June was Jeremy and Brendan's; July saw Hannah, Juno, Stephen, Brett and Kola's a few days ago.

Big Love to Bokinni.

I learned Hannah's nickname for Jeremy. Nothing so common as a simple Jezza. Non.

An interview with Hannah with the L.A. Times dropped.

If Phil doesn't win we will invade France!

I attended Apple+ x Deadline's craft event honouring production design teams for the limited series FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL, and the series SILO, FOUNDATION and TED LASSO.

Compositing supervisor Bill Parker who is nominated for his work on MOM CITY.

He was so great. He's somewhat sounds like Pete Davidson and speaks with the same cadence, but slightly looks like TJ Miller and he's self-deprecating and humourous. After the event the panelists were at the reception and someone told him how funny he was and he said it was to mask his nerves.

When asked what he would miss about the show he said he would miss watching it at 2am, as he tried to come up with the actual day of the show because was it Tuesday, or technically Wednesday? He would miss the wrap parties; and will miss the grace which was shown to everyone. He said there were no a**holes and he hopes to take that grace with him on other projects.

-No matter how much I love a show, I cannot go back and do a full rewatch of an episode. Instead I will rewatch certain scenes. I rewatched the scene in "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea" where Ted asks Roy to squash his beef with Trent. I love that series 1 Ted didn't push Roy to rein in Jamie; instead he wanted him to make that decision. Series 2 Ted didn't intervene when Nate's ego got out of control. But seeing Roy turn the team against Trent was a bridge too far for Ted.

Ted's eyes when pleading with Roy to "Fix it" was just this.

-He may share his wardrobe and mug with Trent, but not the lack of bike-riding know-how.

[intothestacks]

Judge Rules ‘And Tango Makes Three’ Case Can Proceed; Ruby Bridges Speaks Out

A federal judge has ruled that two authors and a student can pursue First Amendment claims against the Escambia County (FL) School Board over the removal of And Tango Makes Three from library shelves.

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For anyone who's unfamiliar with And Tango Makes Three: It's a sweet picture book about the true story of how Central Park Zoo's gay chinstrap penguins Silo and Roy were given a baby penguin to raise.

There's absolutely nothing in the story that's inappropriate for children; I've read it to my own students before.

[letojessica]

okie took me a bit to decide how i wanted to make this so here goes!! tagged by @veilguards and @saintirulan <3

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[bidotorg]

🐧🎉 Happy National Penguin Day! 🎉🐧 Today, we celebrate the charming and adorable Silo the Penguin, a true feathered friend who has captured our hearts! ❤️🐧

Roy and Silo (slide 1) rocketed to fame as the "gay penguins" of New York's Central Park Zoo. Zookeepers first witnessed them exhibiting mating behaviors in 1998. In 1999, the pair attempted to hatch a rock, which inspired zookeepers to give them an egg that another couple could not hatch. 🪨

Roy and Silo successfully incubated the egg and hatched a chick that the zoo named Tango (slide 2). Their story inspired the children's book "And Tango Makes Three" (slide 3). According to the American Library Association, "And Tango Makes" Three is one of the most banned children's books in the United States because it depicts a same-sex relationship. 🐣 💔 This, however, is not where the story ends.  In May 2004, the couple was kicked out of their nest by a more aggressive pair of penguins, and Roy and Silo started to drift apart. 👀 Silo ended up bonding with another penguin named Scrappy, a female penguin brought to the zoo in 2002. 🫶

[duckprintspress]

7 Banned Books to Read this Banned Book Week

With book bans sweeping the United States, the Duck Prints Press rec list contributors wanted to take a moment to shout out our favorite books that get banned most frequently. Being us, they are, unsurprisingly, mostly queer.

Learn more about Banned Books Week.

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Melissa by Alex Gino

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl. George thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte’s Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can’t even try out for the part . . . because she’s a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte—but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all. 

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A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, written by Jill Twiss and illustrated by E. G. Keller

Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny who lives with his Grampa, Mike Pence – the Vice President of the United States. But on this Very Special Day, Marlon’s life is about to change forever…

With its message of tolerance and advocacy, this charming children’s book explores issues of same sex marriage and democracy. Sweet, funny, and beautifully illustrated, this book is dedicated to every bunny who has ever felt different.

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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden is the story of a sixteen-year-old who retreats from reality into the bondage of a lushly imagined but threatening kingdom, and her slow and painful journey back to sanity.

Chronicles the three-year battle of a mentally ill, but perceptive, teenage girl against a world of her own creation, emphasizing her relationship with the doctor who gave her the ammunition of self-understanding with which to help herself.

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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

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And Tango Makes Three, written by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, illustrated by Henry Cole

At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same. And with the help of a kindly zookeeper, Roy and Silo get the chance to welcome a baby penguin of their very own.

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Forever… by Judy Blume

Katherine and Michael meet at a New Year’s Eve party. They’re attracted to each other, they grow to love each other. And once they’ve decided their love is forever, they make love.

It’s the beginning of an intense and exclusive relationship, with a future all planned. Until Katherine’s parents insist that she and Michael put their love to the test with a summer apart…

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It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, written by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Michael Emberley

When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Providing accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, It’s Perfectly Normal offers young people the information they need—now more than ever—to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy.

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What are YOU reading this Banned Book Week?

[machine-unlearning]

(Roy Batty from a version of Blade Runner where the final chase is over farm silos and he dies by grain entrapment) "And all those moments will be lost in time... like tears in grain..."

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