Queer Policy & Politics

Catalog description

This course traces the development of law and policy impacting LGBTQ people in America. Its focus will be on how political struggles for LGBTQ identity and equality have framed the policy and legal battles in state legislatures, the Congress, and the courts. The course will examine institutional and non-institutional approaches taken by queer activists on a number of topics including employment, public accommodations, healthcare access, and immigration.