I now pronounce you Dwarf & Hobbit...oops!

[Rikae]

I'm afraid that the burden of proof is on you, though.

Originally Posted by Davem

To argue that 'homosexuality occurs within the human race in the primary world, therefore it must occur among humans in the secondary world' is equivalent to arguing that because Ents exist in the secondary world they must also exist in the primary world'.

No it is not. The fact that Tolkien can put something into his secondary world that does not exist in the primary world does not in any way prove that he, by not mentioning some aspect of the primary world, intends to exclude it, not just from his story, but from M-E completely.

One could make a long list of things Tolkien does not mention that are entirely logical for M-E; things that either could have or even must have happened (in theory). I, and others, have already given examples.

The link you posted is about elves, which are a whole other kettle of fish. Tolkien invented them; but can you say he reinvented humans?