WGS 190: Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies

General Education requirement: 4A - Human Questions

Introduces students to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer studies as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry. Students will engage in the study of LGBTQ identities, communities, cultures, politics, theories, and histories. The course will take an intersectional approach to analyze the social construction of gender, sex, and sexuality in conjunction with race, ethnicity, nation, class, caste, ability, religion, and generation.