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WGS-2284: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Issues

Description: Introduces students to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies. Focuses on sexuality and gender as historical and cultural constructs. Examines the experiences of individuals who do not conform to binary sex-gender systems and the development of diverse identities and LGBTQ communities. Introduces feminist and queer theories that address LGBTQ issues within social, political, legal, and cultural institutions. Examines the institutional oppression of sexual minorities and implications of the intersectionalities of such systems of inequality as gender, race, ethnicity, class, age, and (dis)ability.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: WGS-1824

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 10

Average GPA: 3.60 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 64.07%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.14%

Silas M Cassinelli202275.0%15.4%2.5%0.0%3.3%3.8%3.573
Lindsay L Kahle201889.4%5.3%2.0%0.0%3.3%0.0%3.783
Gary L Wood201582.4%5.9%5.9%0.0%5.9%0.0%3.611
Andrea N Baldwin202066.7%33.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.672
Minjeong Kim201433.3%33.3%33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.031

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