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I, too, learned about these characteristics of bonobos —while reading the work of Riane Eisler. Most recently I’ve read “The Bonobos Sisterhood.” It is just that which you expect to hear,—“Women of the World Unite!”

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I'd learned about the sex lives of bonobos previously and how their promiscuity (anthropomorphic projection) supports conflict resolution. This research about female bonding and power may be even more central to bonobo social structure and I'm so glad to learn of it. Seems to invite us into a deeper perspective on Title 9 protections, no? As we can see, women have certainly been fighting very hard for the right to "unite and play"! Thank you very much, Peter.

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