PLSC 316H - LGBTQ Politics & Policy

Institution:

Winthrop University

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

Description: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, and Queer (LGBTQ) Politics & Policy offers a critical examination of social construction of sexual and gender identities in the U.S. The politico-cultural policing and sanctioning of sexual and gender variant folk will be situated in historical and contemporary contexts. Current issues--e.g., HIV rights, trans* equality, LGBTQ inclusion in religious spaces, adoption and foster care policy, theories of LGBTQ political activism and organizing--will provide both a historical understanding of the LGBTQ equity movement as well as the pressing policymaking towards and politics of this community in the present day. Notes: Offered periodically. Cross-listed with WMST 316.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.winthrop.edu

Phone Number:

(803) 323-2211

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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