Gay, Lesbian,
and Bisexual StudiesGay, Lesbian,
and Bisexual StudiesProfessors—Brogan, DeCecco, DeVries, Diaz, Doub, Duggins, Goldman, Herdt, Hittner, Hoffman, Jenkins, Mann, McCoy, Ovrebo, Scully, Seiden, Tapper, Wardlow, Warren, Yep
Associate Professors—Bhat, Hossfeld, Levy, Loomis, Soh, Steier
Assistant Professors—Carrington, Fields, Elia, LaPlante, Leitao, Moffatt
Lecturers—Angelo, Assali, Auleb, Teunis
Minor in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual studies intends to delineate and analyze meanings that have been associated with homosexuality in various artistic, biological, cultural, educational, ethical, historical, and literary contexts; and examine the related issues of mixed-gender and cross-gender roles and practices.
The minor is broadly interdisciplinary. It draws courses from anthropology, biology, cinema, counseling, English, history, human sexuality studies, psychology, NEXA, social sciences, speech and communication studies, and women studies. The university also offers a Minor in Human Sexuality Studies.
The minor consists of a minimum of 24 units of undergraduate study. It is possible to use these courses to meet requirements in some undergraduate majors, in other minors, and various clusters in the General Education program. Specifically, several courses meet the requirements of the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Perspectives cluster in Segment III of the General Education program.
| Required Courses | Units | |
| HMSX 301 | Introduction to Bisexual, Lesbian, and Gay Studies | 3 |
| HIST 314 | Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual History | 3 |
| One course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| HMSX/ S S 421 |
Homophobia and Coming Out | |
| SPCH 525 | Sexual Identity and Communication (4) | |
| WOMS 552 | Lesbian Lives and Thought | |
| One course from the following: | 3-5 | |
| ENG 633 | Gay Love in Literature (4) | |
| WOMS 551 | Lesbian Literature | |
| ENG 618 | Studies in Gay and Bisexual Literature [all topics] | |
| ENG 604 | Literary Aspects of Contemporary Film (5) | |
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| NEXA 391 | Biological Sex and Cultural Gender | |
| PSY 650/ HMSX 600 |
Research on Sexual Identity | |
| PSY/ HMSX 320 |
Sex and Relationships | |
| COUN/ HMSX 326 |
Work and Leadership Issues of Bisexuals, Lesbians, and Gays | |
| Elective units from the following: | 9-10 | |
| ANTH 569 | Cross-cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender | |
| BIOL 330 | Human Sexuality | |
| ENG 580 | Individual Authors [selected topics on advisement] | |
| HMSX 304 | Queer Art History | |
| HMSX 400/ PSY 450 |
Variations in Human Sexuality | |
| HMSX/ PSY 436 |
The Development of Maleness and Femaleness (4) | |
| HMSX 550 | Field Service in Human Sexuality Studies (1-3) | |
| HMSX 567 | Cross-cultural Aspects of Sex and Gender | |
| WOMS 550 | Special Studies in Lesbian Lives | |
| Total for minor | 24-28 | |