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There have been numerous documented occurrences of homosexuality across a wide variety of species. If they were to become extinct, it'd be unlikely to be due to a relatively small percentage of them being gay.
Apart from anything else, does that stop them from breeding?
Not my line of expertise, but I'd guess it's little different from us humans in that there's nothing technical preventing reproduction with a member of the opposite sex - just a matter of desire to.
Maybe the list of animals displaying homosexual behavior on Wikipedia can be a good starting place for research should you genuinely be curious about this.
Weaker/smaller male cuttlefish will pretend to be female cuttlefish, take “dick” (hectocotylus) from stronger male cuttlefish, and then use the distraction to breed with a female.