Animals Can Be Gay & So Can Mushrooms, Says ‘Queer Planet’ Doctor

Humans and animals aren’t the only living organisms with same-sex couples … some plants and fungi are also essentially lesbian and gay — so says a pro who knows all about this.

Dr. Patricia Kaishian — who worked on this new Peacock doc all about queer animals — has been researching plants and fungi for years … and she joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and shared some of her strangest findings … same-sex reproduction!!!

It’s pretty incredible, the good doctor says the plant and fungi worlds are way more complex than simply being comprised of just males and females … and she says some organisms have figured out how to have offspring without a mate of the opposite sex.

It’s long been known animals have gay and lesbian sex, but the same going on among plants and fungi is new and important, information … and Dr. Patricia is expanding on the topic in her upcoming book, “Forest Euphoria.”

So we’ve got queer lions and whales, sex-changing fish, pansexual monkeys and now gay mushrooms and plants … it’s like wildlife is mirroring society among us humans.

One big difference … Dr. Patricia says animals don’t discriminate against other animals for being gay. Huh, imagine that!