Gay farmer Michael Stücke raises the world’s first flock of gay sheep on his farm in Löhne, Germany, where he lives with his husband.

Stücke has a herd of 21 gay rams. Breeder Klaus Louis-Hanne says they show a preference for other males, emphasizing that they “court each other, mount each other and ignore the ewes.”

Studies have shown that around eight percent of rams are gay, while between 18 and 22 percent are bisexual.

The development of male-oriented behavior in rams says: “Variations in mating partner preferences occur spontaneously, with up to eight percent of rams in a population exhibiting a sexual preference for other (male-oriented) rams. »

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Stücke said regulations require one ram for every 50 ewes and each ram should produce one offspring. If they are gay, they will not reproduce, which could lead them to the slaughterhouse.

In an effort to change this, Stücke purchased 21 gay breeder rams and started Rainbow Wool with a friend.

Wool is used to create LGBTQ+ themed products, such as caps, patches and laces. Proceeds go to the advocacy organization Queer Diversity which supports various queer causes.

Louis-Hanne welcomed this initiative which allows rams to lead happy lives and “become themselves”.

Stücke, a member of Germany’s Gay Farmer Network, hopes the project will help change stereotypes around the industry. “Here in the countryside, we are more open-minded than some people think,” he insisted.

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