History 365H - US LGBT & Queer History, Hons

This honors general education course explores how queer individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have influenced the social, cultural, economic, and political landscape in United States history. Topics include sodomy charges, cross-dressing, industrialization, feminism, the construction of the homo/heterosexual binary, the "pansy" craze, the homophile, gay liberation, and gay rights movements, HIV/AIDS, immigration, and the on-going debate concerning same-sex marriage. This four-credit course fulfills both "HS" (i.e., Historical Studies) and "U" (i.e., Diversity: United States) general education requirements.

Open to Senior, Junior, and Sophomore Commonwealth College students only. This class meets with History 697LG