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CONTENT
This course will use an interdisciplinary approach to examine the extent to which sexual orientation, gender identity, or sexuality is currently the basis for assigning important federal and state civil rights and disabilities,  as well as the movement for and against extending civil rights to sexual minorities. We will not focus on particular models of policy making but on the larger historical, legal and cultural factors which help shape public policies related to sexual orientation. We will examine how majority assumptions about sexual minorities are reflected in public policy; how, in turn, public policy reinforces or challenges those assumptions; and the factual basis of these assumptions.

The course starts with core concepts about sex, gender, sexual orientation, sexuality, the history of the movement in the U.S., and the basis of the opposition to rights from conservative Christians. Following this, specific public policy and legal issues such as violence and harassment; same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships; custody, parenting, adoption; youth; education; employment; the military; and AIDS and health will be covered.

The only prerequisite for this course is an open mind. This course will examine experiences, ideas, ideologies and values that are different from those which pervade the United States. All who can respect differences are welcome to contribute to the learning environment.
 

CAUTION: SEXUAL CONTENT
Because sexual minorities are defined by and discriminated against because of their sexual behaviors and orientations, we will, by necessity, focus extensively on sexuality, gender, and sex. The course materials and our class discussions, all of which contain important lessons to be learned, will often be sexually explicit. After years of teaching this class, I have noticed some students are initially uncomfortable with the explicitness, but become more comfortable as the class progresses. On occasion, a few students were not able to adjust and dropped the class, a decision I respect.

BOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS

Losing Matt Shepherd: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder, Beth Loffreda. 2000, Columbia University Press.

Why Marriage? The History Shaping Today's Debate Over Gay Equality, George Chauncey. 2004, Basic Books.

Web materials* as assigned.

*Note about Web materials: I expect you to print copies of the Web required readings to bring to class. Since the two required books cost far less than those of a typical college class, you will have more than enough money to pay for the printing.

GOALS

   Students will develop an understanding of historical, legal and cultural factors which help shape public policies related to sexual orientation.

   Students will develop skills in critically analyzing public policy and law, and comparing contemporary theories pertaining to sexual minorities.

    Students will learn to utilize library and internet resources and technologies to explore issues related to sexual orientation and public policy.

    Students will learn to analyze and debate controversial issues from multiple perspectives in a rational and civil manner.

WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT FROM ME

You may expect me to be prepared, to lead discussion, to be available for help, to meet with you at your request, to carefully review your work and to be fair in grading. The best way to reach me is through e-mail. I will be using your UIS email address for all correspondence.

EVALUATION

Each activity/project weighs in your semester grade as follows:

                          1.   Weekly discussion                            (30 %)
                          2.  Student Projects                               (45 %)
                          3.  Tests                                                (25 %)
                          4.  Self evaluations (part of participation grade)

Link to one page schedule of all assignments and tests

1. WEEKLY DISCUSSION (30%)

The class will generate discussion, with lectures when appropriate.  All of us come to this class with different knowledges and domains of expertise. At times, the discussion can be difficult. Sometimes you may feel like an expert and at others like a novice. Risk taking and mistake making are part of the learning process. I expect all of us to be respectful of each other and participate in the spirit of dialogue with the goal of enhanced understanding.

I expect us to create a classroom atmosphere which will be conducive to learning and growing. To that end, we will collaboratively work out guidelines for this class. Please respect the diversity of experiences and values. Dogma of whatever persuasion, is not appropriate. If you have (or think you will have) difficulty sitting through a particular discussion, please talk to me about it. I expect you to actively participate, which means more than attending.

A CAVEAT: No one is required to come out or identify their sexual orientation as a part of this class. Whether, when and where someone decides to disclose zher* sexual orientation is a very personal decision. Coming out as queer can feel empowering and affirming and it can also feel scarey being so visible.  I insist that our classroom be the safest place possible for all students of all orientations and gender expressions. I am particularly committed to ensuring a safe place for the lesbian women, gay men, bisexual, transgendered and queer people among you. If you experience any problems, please let me know. (*Follow link for essay on the use of zhe, zher, zhim)

Link to Ground Rules for Class Discussion

You should have read the assigned materials on the day they are scheduled on the syllabus. I grade participation based on quality, not quantity: the more thoughtful, relevant, and analytical your discussion/questions, the better your grade. See below.

At the end of class, turn in 3X5 note card (this is the official record of your attendence and participation) with the following on it:
        1)  your name and the date;
        2) "I did (or did not) participate in class discussion today"
        3)  a sentence about someone else's partipication that impressed you.

Please write legibly. I will not be turning these back to you. Handing in a card for someone else is academic dishonesty. See below.

Your grade for weekly discussion can make a significant difference in your final grade. For example, if your other work is B+ and you don't participate in class discussions, your final grade will drop to a C/C-.

LEVELS of PARTICIPATION*

Excellent (A range): You know the readings cold, bring copies of them to class, and have thought about the issues to be discussed. You offer a  contribution to every class discussion, and listen attentively. You demonstrate the three highest levels of cognitive skills in Bloom's Taxonomy, the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas and materials.  You ask key questions about the material, ask questions of other students and help generate discussion. You make connections between the material and everyday life.

Good to very good (B range): You know the readings well and bring copies of them to class and generate discussion among students on the major points. You contribute in nearly every class discussion, and listen attentively. You demonstrate the three highest levels of cognitive skills in Bloom's Taxonomy, the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas and materials, although not consistently. You sometimes ask questions about the material, ask questions of other students and help generate discussion. You usually make connections between the material and everyday life.

Average (C range): You speak up regularly but tend to offer just what is in the readings without your own insight (so we don't get to know what you think) or without a larger overview of how the readings fit together. You generally demonstrate knowledge, comprehension and some applications according to Bloom's Taxonomy. You don't always bring the readings with you, so you can't refer to the texts.

Fair (D range): You offer your own opinion without much connection to the readings or you have a pattern of repeating what other students have said. Regardless, it's hard to tell if you have actually read all the assignments. You rarely bring the readings with you.

Not so great (F range): You might be the disruptive type--coming late, leaving early, talking when others are talking, or making comments that have nothing to do with the topic at hand. Or you might be the silent type, not saying a word for weeks on end so that we don't know your thoughts, ideas and perspectives. If you are one of these folks, come talk to me in the first few weeks of the course.

* Thanks to Professor Heather Dell for letting me use her work on levels of participation.

ATTENDENCE
I expect you to attend all the classes. If you miss more than two classes, you won't pass the course. If you have a legitimate emergency or illness, contact me before class or as soon thereafter as possible. Perfect attendance guarantees nothing.

2. STUDENT PROJECTS (45%)
Student projects are scattered throughout the semester and include a variety of topics and paper formats as well as a team-teaching assignment. The projects consist of:

A.   Current Event News Article and Analysis  (2 papers; 4% each)
B.   Team Teaching  (12%)
C.   Two Generations Paper  (25%)
 

Follow link to Student Projects for more detailed instructions. Print this out and read it for each assignment.
Follow link to Instructions for all written assignments and Standards for grading papers

All assignments should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (not MS Works or other word proecessors) by email to me. Late assignments will be graded down one letter grade: a "B" grade becomes a "C" grade.
 

3. TESTS (25%)

There will be two short tests: March 4 (Week 8)  and May 6(Final Exam Week). Each will cover the class materials and discussions for that period. Study guides for each test appear in the syllabus. I have observed that students who read the materials for each class and then review tend to do better than those who try to cram before the test.
 

4. SELF-EVALUATIONS (Part of Participation grade)

You must submit a written self-evaluation at the midterm and end of the semester. If your final grade is on the edge, for example, between a B+ and an A-, a thoughtful self evaluation will be a plus. They should be typed, double spaced, with one inch margins, but no more than 2 pages in length. In your self-evaluation you must 1) critically examine your strengths and weaknesses; 2) give yourself a grade applying the criteria I use; and 3) explain the reasons for it.

 Due March 18 (Week 9) and May 6 (Final Exam Week). Link to Self Evaluation Guidelines

MISCELLANEOUS

ABOUT LINKS
The construction symbol means some web sites and assignments may change.  If you find a broken link, try typing the title of the link into Google search engine. If you still don't find it, e-mail me ASAP and continue reading the other materials.

ABOUT WRITING
The ability to write at an upper collegiate level is a requirement for you to pass the course. Be sure to read my handouts about writing which include standards I use to evaluate your written work.
Link: Instructions for all written assingments and Standards for how I grade papers

ABOUT GRADES
I take a fairly traditional notion of grades. I am 33% below the UIS average for "A" grades; I give lots of C grades. I encourage you to consider pass/fail options, as well as anything else which reduces anxiety about grades. I do not give Incompletes" without prior written  agreement.  I grade late assignments down one letter grade: e.g.,  B+ becomes a C+.

A = 93-100
"A" is reserved for truly superior work which is rare. "A" students demonstrate all six levels of cognitive skills in Bloom's Taxonomy; they are consistently able to analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas and materials, as well as demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application.

B = 85-92
"B" is for very good work. "B" students generally demonstrate the six levels of cognitive skills in Bloom's Taxonomy; they are often able to analyze, synthesize and evaluate ideas and materials, although not consistently. They also demonstrate knowledge, comprehension, and application.

C = 78-84
"C" is for average work--adequate and fairly ordinary; "C" students generally demonstrate knowledge, comprehension and some application.

D = 70-77
"D" is for work below average; "D" students demonstrate some knowledge, but not consistently.

U = below 70
"U" (Unsatisfactory) is for work which is not adequate.
 

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Be sure you understand what constitutes academic dishonesty, including plagiarism. The UIS definition is below. I always fail students for the whole course for any kind of academic dishonesty. Ignorance is no excuse.

Plagiarism usually takes one of the following three forms and is done without proper acknowledgment: including another person’s writing in one’s own essay, paraphrasing another person’s work, or presenting another person’s original theories, views, etc.

When an allegation of plagiarism arises, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated within the academic program in which the alleged offense occurred. The instructor may refuse to grade the assignment and record it as no credit. Penalties may include failure in the course as well as recommendation for disciplinary probation, suspension, or dismissal from the class, program, or UIS. UIS Definition of Plagiarism in Catalog  (scroll down more than half way)

UIS utilizes a software, called Turn it in, that is very effective at catching palgiarism. In addition, I also regularly check the Web and other sources for plagairized papers. All of this is to say that I take plagiarism seriously and check your papers for it. Let me repeat: I always fail students for the whole course for any kind of academic dishonesty. Ignorance is no excuse.

Link: How Not to Plagiarize

MASTER'S STUDENTS
Additional work is required.  Your additional work can take three forms: 1) a traditional in-depth writing (research) assignment; 2) an in-depth reading project with a short paper describing your learning; or 3) a direct action project with a short paper describing your learning. I expect a written proposal from you about your plans before the mid-term. Please see me about this in the next two weeks.

STUDENTS WITH A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY
Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a documented disaiblity.  Please notify me during the first week of class (or as soon as possible) of any accommodation you might need for this course.  Late notifications may cause your requested accommodation to be unavailable although each decision is made on a case by case basis.  All accommodations must be approved through the Office of Disability Services (ODS) in the Human Resource Building (HRB), Room 80, 206-6666.

PRINTING THE SYLLABUS
Expect the syllabus to change frequently, so I don't recommend printing the whole thing.  You might want to print this first part, which will not change.  If you want a copy without cartoons, I'll be putting one up shortly.
 
 

Introduction
01-15-08 (Week 1)

Web Syllabus: http://people.uis.edu/plang1/pacqueer.htm
Instructions for all written assignments (includes how you should modify APA style for this course)
APA style
PAC Web Resources (some links are not up to date)

 

We are born naked. Everything else is drag. --Ru Paul

Gender
01-22-08 (Week 2)

CLASS DISCUSSION: be prepared to answer questions from this study guide

Questions or comments? 

"Night to his Day": The Social Construction of Gender
Transgenderism
Who Put the "Trans" in Transgender?
Two tests to take and ponder

Bem Sex Role Inventory (abbreviated version)
Kate Bornstein's Instant Gender Aptitude Test (Including Note from Kate)

Essentialism
Look at these examples of essentialist/traditional views about gender

Masculine Women
The feminization of society: Judeo-Christian values
When Boys Won't Be Boys: Childhood Gender Identity Disorder

Social Constructionism
Queer Theory  (follow link to Judith Butler: What has she said?)
A Native American Perspective on the Theory of Gender Continuum (8 pp.)
Look at these these examples of constructionist/non-traditional views about gender

The Zuni Man-Woman
Interview with Kate Bornstein #1  or #2  or #3
Interview with Dred King
 

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
About Gender.....Differences
The Berdache Tradition
Difference Between Essentialism and Social Constructionism...
The "Empire " Strikes Back: A Posttransexual Manifesto
F2Ms (Female to Males) in history
Gender, Class and Terrorism
The Gender Gallery
Gender Shock (Excerpt on GID: start at "Taboo Domestic Behavior")
GLBT  Glossaries
International Gender Bill of Rights
International Journal of Transgenderism
Interview with Kate Bornstein (audio)
Interview with Walter L. Williams (expert on Berdache; author of Spirit and the Flesh)
Jolique: A Website Exploring Dress and Culture (section on gender)
Historical Boys' Clothing
How the Media Define Masculinity
Masculinity without Men: Interview with Judith "Jack" Halberstam
Media and Girls
The Men's Bibliography
     (Comprehensive bibliography on men, masculinities, gender, and sexualities)
The New Psychology of Men  (book review)
Perspectives Used to Look at Gender (Anne Serene's Trans Reference Site)
Trans Biblio (comprehensive bibliography from UIUC)
Transgender Links
X: A Fabulous Child's Story (short story about "genderless" baby mentioned in Lorber)

Sex, Queer Science, and Sexual Orientation
01-29-08 (Week 3)

DUE: Current Events Article and Analysis: Paper #1 (any topic from this Week)
Link to assignment
Link to example of a "B" student paper

CLASS DISCUSSION: be prepared to discuss the questions from this study guide

Questions or comments? 

Film: You Don't Know Dick (58 min.)

The Five Sexes, Revisited

Treatment of Intersex (chart)
The Fabulous Kingdom of Gay Animals
New York’s gay penguins call it quits after 6 years
Gay Penguin Book Shakes up Illinois School
How Do You define "Sexual Orientation?"
The Construct of Sexual Orientation
  (Stop at Concept of Quality of Life)
The Kinsey Scale
What Makes people Gay?
The Heterosexual Questionnaire
   (Answer questions and ponder)
Parental Selection of Children's Sexual Orientation
Queer Recruitment Center
Goodbye to Gay?
The Queer Heterosexual
Attempts To Change Sexual Orientation
Queer Science
Look at one:

What Causes Homosexual Desire and Can It Be Changed?
A Vaccine to prevent Homosexuality! (Excerpt:Tim LaHaye's: Unhappy Gays)

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Bisexuality
Born Different (short video clip)
Do Genes Determine Whether We are Lesbian Gay Bisexual or Straight?
The Gay Gene Page
Going Beyond the Politics of Bisexuality
   (Expanded Academic ASAP; in Search box, copy this title)
Intersex Society of North America
The Medical Management of Intersexed Children
Queer Cut Bodies: Intersexuality & Homophobia....
Queers Read This! (1990 manifesto distributed in NYC)
The Real Story on Gay Genes
Rejecting the Gay Brain
The Sex Police
Sexing the Body: How Biologists Construct Human Sexuality
The Sexual Blur
A Sexual Orientation Worksheet
Sissies and Tomboys: Gender Nonconformity and Homosexual Childhood

The Movement Before and After Stonewall
02-05-08 (Week 4)

Follow this link for selecting your own deadline for paper #2.

DUE: TILT (2%--part of the TWO GENERATIONS ASSIGNMENT)
E-mail me your 3 "Quiz Summaries" scores.

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2

TILT
Interactive tutorial which teaches you how to evaluate Internet resources for their academic value takes about 1.5 hours. Register as "Guest" and complete Censorship and Freedom of Speech module. E-mail me your 3 "Quiz Summaries" scores. No hard copies, please.

                        We're here,
                        We're queer!
                        Get over it!
 
 
 
 
 

CLASS DISCUSSION: be prepared to discuss the questions from this study guide

Questions or comments?

Before Stonewall  (in class film)
Why Marriage  pp. 1-58
Social Movements
Stonewall Riots of 1969
The Queer/Gay Assimilationist Split: The Suits vs. the Sluts
Gay Conservatives: Pulling the Movement to the Right
      (stop at Contemporary Gay Conservatives;
      start again at Media--to end)
Transgender Activism
The History behind the Intersex Movement
A Brief History of the Bisexual Movement
Maintaining the Borders: identity & politics
Read one site in each category

Lesbian and Gay
Barbara Gittings
Harry Hay
Frank Kameny
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
Harvey Milk
Bayard Rustin

Bisexual
Fritz Klein
Robyn Ochs
Brenda Howard

Transgendered
Leslie Feinberg  F2M
Jamison Green   F2M
Renee Richards  M2F
Sylvia Rivera  M2F

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Bibliography on Gay & Lesbian History
Gay & Lesbian History in the US: A Snapshot
Homosexuals in Government, 1950s
John D'Emilio on Bayard Rustin--podcast @  http://itunes.uis.edu/
LGBT History Links
"A New Beginning: The Birth of Gay Liberation," John D'Emilio, in
Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual
Minority in the United States, 1940-1970,  pp. 223-239.
Out of the Past (PBS)
People with a History: An Online Guide to LGBT History
The Question of Equality  (landmark four-part documentary)
Stonewall and all that (from People with a History)
20th Century Transgender History And Experience

RACE, SEX, CLASS & OTHER DIVIDES
02-12-08  (Week 5)

DUE: Two Generations Paper Topic Proposal (3%)
INSTRUCTIONS for Topic Proposal

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2

CLASS DISCUSSION: be prepared to discuss the questions from this study guide

Questions or comments? 

Black Is, Black Ain't (in class film)

RACISM
Queers of Color: Statement of Purpose
Being Asian and Being Gay
Blacklash? (Henry Louis Gates)
Latina/Latino Americans
Without Reservations: Native American Lesbians Struggle to Find Their Way
Gay Muslims in the Post-Attack World

SEXISM
Sexism
Gay ... Pride?
Follow link to The Male Gays: Male hegemony ignores the feminisations of poverty

CLASSISM
Queers Without Money
A rough trade...working-class gay men
Speaking Trash to Power: Interview With Dorothy Allison
Radical Pink:...the racism, sexism and materialism of the gay establishment

BI and TRANS PHOBIA
GL vs. BT: Archaeology of Biphobia & Transphobia ...in U.S. G & L Community
The Mistake of "GLBT"

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Asian American Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons...
Audre Lorde on Being a Black Lesbian Feminist
Class-based Erotics
FemmeNoir: A Web Portal for Lesbians of Color
Gay and Lesbian Arabs
The Gay Dollar: ... a fear of looking at class
The Gay Scene is Not My Scene
....Historic Debate on Homosexuality in the Black Community
Jim Fouratt:...transphobia in older-generation gay men
Lesbian Feminists of Color
Minorities within the GLBT minority
Native Out
Open Letter to the HRC
Out People of Color
Queer Asian Pacific American Links
Queer in a Lean World: the Commodification of Gay Space
Queers for Economic Justice
Racism in the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender America
The Roots of Gay Oppression
Transphobia
Vast Majority Of Gay Asian Americans Face Discrimination
Voice of a Movement (Interview w/Keith Boykin)
White Men in the United States
Whose Movement Is It?
Womyn of Color (links)
Young, Gay, and APA

Institutional Homophobia: The Christian Right
02-19-08 (Week 6)

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2
 

 

CLASS DISCUSSION:
    be prepared to discuss these study guide questions
Notes on Dualism
Homophobia (up to Newsbytes)
Holy War
Religious Pluralism and America's Christian Nation Debate
Most Americans Say Founders Intended Christian Nation
View of God can predict values, politics
Walter Wink on Homosexuality and the Bible
Authoritarianism
Religious Right Power Brokers
The Right's Agenda
The Homosexual Agenda
Gay Agenda Misplaced, Feared Lost (humor)
One version of the Gay Agenda, Author Unknown (humor)
Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What If You Could Do Something About It?
 

Peruse any two web sites below:

Focus on the Family: Homosexuality and Gender
Family Research Council: Compensating Victims... (of 9-11-01)
  (For more on 9-11-01 compensation, see  9-11-01 In Memoriam
  or Love in the time of terrorism
American Family Association: The Homosexual Agenda
Concerned Women of America: The Bush Administration...
Traditional Values Coalition: ... The Homosexual Agenda
God Hates Fags
   About WBC
   Purpose
   Fags
   Photos

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Berdaches ... and Assumptions About Berdaches
"Of Bibles and Bureaus: Indian Acculturation and Decline of the Berdache Tradition,"
    from The Spirit and the Flesh, Walter Williams. pp. 175-200.
The Bible and Homosexuality: An Introduction
The Bible, Christianity, & Slavery: Justification, Attitudes and Support...
The Bible is an Empty Closet
How Christians Interpret Biblical Passages on Homosexuality
Key Homophobic Groups
Essentialist origins of racism, sexism, homophobia and Christian anti-semitism
The Invisible Queer Muslim
Methods of Interpreting the Bible
Religious Right Leaders In Their Own Words
Same Sex Relationships in the Bible
Subjugating Women in the SBC  (especially "ordained women" & "wives")
Summary of 'The New Testament and Homosexuality'

Christian right anti-gay sites
Christian Answers Net
Christian Broadcasting Network
Christian Coalition
The Claremont Institute
Concerned Women for America
Coral Ridge Ministries
Eagle Forum
Family Research Council
For Faith and Family
Jerry Falwell Ministries
(Christian) Leadership U.
Rutherford Institute

About Christian right anti-gay people and organizations
Americans United for Seperation of Church and State  (Religious Right Research)
Anti-Gay Politics and the Religious Right (PFAW)
Focus Co-Founder Apologizes
How the Ex-Gay Movement Serves the Right's Attack on Democracy
Nazi Anti-Jewish ...vs. Religious Right Anti-Gay Speech
Poisoning the Web
QRD: Links on the Radical Religious Right
Religiously Motivated Internet Hate...
Words of Dr. Laura

Gay friendly sites about religion
All Things Gay: Religion
Center on Religion and Democracy
Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Equal Partners in Faith
First Freedom First
Gay and Lesbian Vaishnava Association
Gay Christians
Gay Christians Online
Gay Jews
GLBT Directory of Faith Communities
Justice and Respect
...Reparative and Similar Therapies
Resources for LGBT Christians
Resources for LGBT Jews
Resources for LGBT Muslims
Resources for LGBT Buddhists
Soulforce
United Church of Christ
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
Whosoever (Christian)

Institutional Homophobia: Violence
02-26-08 (Week 7)

NEXT WEEK:  TEST #1  Study Guide for Test #1 (includes material from next week: Week 8)

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2

The Killing of Bill Jack Gaither (in class film)

Sexual Prejudice: Follow links to Definitions & Correlates
Varieties of Hate Crime Victimization
Religious Right & Anti-Gay Speech: In their Own Words
"Inside the Mind of People Who Hate Gays,  excerpts from "Unassuming Motivations: Contextualizing the Narratives of Anti-gay Assailants," Karen Franklin, in  Stigma and Sexual Orientation: Understanding Prejudice Against Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual, ed., Gregory Herek.
FBI releases anti-gay hate-crime data
White House promises hate crimes bill veto
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs’ 2006 Report on Hate Crimes (pp.5-16)
What Makes a Crime into a Hate Crime
The Hate that Makes Men Straight...
Homophobia Quiz  (Take it, calculate your score, ponder)
Remembering Our Dead  Follow "About" link
  Then go back, scroll to end, and find these people:
              Unknown Long Beach (7 lines from bottom)
              “Sindy” Cuarda (11 lines from bottom)
              Nireah Johnson (14 lines from bottom)
              Gwen Araujo (18 lines from bottom)
Why Reparative Therapy & Ex-Gay Ministries Fail

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
APA: Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation
Frontline: The Roots of Homophobia
Hate Crimes Today (Amer. Psychological Assoc. Report)
Homophobia: The Fear Behind the Hatred
Silence is Where Hate Grows: Interview with Gabi Clayton
Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals (Holocaust Museum)
The Pseudo-Science Of ...Conversion Therapy
The Psychology of Sexual Prejudice
Recent...Legislation Leaves "Transgender" Behind
Stressor & resilience factors for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals confronting antigay politics  (Expanded Academic ASAP/Search box: last 3 words of title)
The Survivor Project (TG & intersexual violence)
When Lesbians are Targets
Man Admits Killing Lesbians in Oregon...
Two Women Hikers Found Slain

SNOWED OUT!!
 03-04-08 (Week 8)

SPRING BREAK March 11, 2008

Institutional Homophobia: Violence
 03-18-08 (Week 9)

TEST #1  (15%) Study Guide for Test #1 (includes material from this week)
DUE:   MIDTERM SELF-EVALUATION  Link to Self-Evaluation Guidelines

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2

CLASS DISCUSSION: be prepared to discuss the questions from this study guide

Losing Matt Shepherd (all)
Matthew Shepherd Online Resources  (scroll down to news articles and read a few)
Matthew Shepherd Foundation
Monument Dedicated to Matthew Shepard's Entry into Hell (ala Fred Phelps)
20 gay men & transgendered ...murdered ...the year after Matt Shepherd died

Institutional Homophobia: Cultural Representations
03-25-08   (Week 10)

DUE: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY  INSTRUCTIONS for Annotated Bibliography

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2
 

 
Censorship in the Arts
Access Denied, Version 2 (Executuve Summary on pp. 4-5)
Internet Filtering: Beware the Cyber Censors
Media ...Fail to Focus on Day-to-Day Gay & Lesbian Issues
Where We Are on TV: GLAAD's 11th Annual Study ....2006-2007 Primetime Television Season
Circling the Square
The Lady and the Tramp: Feminizing Will and Jack on Will & Grace
Male Bisexuality on the Big and Small Screen: Is Visibility Slowly Improving?
Homosexuality in Film

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anaïs to Zee (Google e-book)
Misunderstanding Brokeback Mountain
P & G Comes Out of the Closet – Now Pushing Homosexual Agenda
Queer Arts Resource
States of Emergency: The Labors of Lesbian Desire in ER
When Is a Kiss Not a Kiss? When It's a Queer Kiss
The Homosexual Agenda
The Myth of the Gay Agenda (follow link to Michael Swift's Satire)
Two versions of one document:

The Homosexual Platform of 1972
    (from Coral Ministries (anti-gay) Center for Reclaiming America)
The 1972 Gay Rights Platform (from All Things Queer)

 
Institutional Homophobia: Why Marriage?
04-01-08  (Week 11)

OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2
 

 
 
 

CLASS DISCUSSION:
be prepared to discuss
these study guide questions
Competing definitions of marriage
Other forms of same-sex partnership
Why Marriage  review pp. 1-58;
         read pp. 59-166 carefully

Institutional Homophobia: Why Marriage?
04-08-08 (Week 12)

Last Day to withdraw, change grade option, or change to audit: April 11, 2008
OPTIONAL: Current Events Article Paper #2

CLASS DISCUSSION: be prepared to discuss these study guide questions

Continued Discussion of Why Marriage?  (review pp. 1-58; read pp. 59-166 carefully)

I. From the LGBTQ community and allies

Questions and opposition
Beyond Same Sex Marriage (and follow link to About Us )
What if Gay Marriage is the Wrong Fight?
Is Gay Marriage Anti Black???
ban marriage!
Stop The Wedding: Why Gay Marriage Isn't Radical Enough
Why we are not getting married
Supporting SSM
Top 10 Reasons for Marriage Equality
The Radical Case for Gay Marriage
The Radical Potential of Gay Marriage

II. From the right

Questions and opposition
Ten Arguments Against Same Sex Marriage
Gay Marriage vs. American Marriage
The Liberal Case Against Same-Sex Marriage
Supporting SSM
The case for gay (and straight) marriage
If It's Not a Crime to be Gay, Why Can't We Get Married?
A Conservative Christian Case for Civil Same-Sex Marriage

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
VIDEO
Two minute video on same-sex marriage

HUMOR
The Top Ten Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong(Satire)
Top twelve reasons homosexual marriage should not be legal
State of Heterosexual Marriage and Divorce: Jokes

BASICS
Civil Marriage v. Civil Unions --What's the Difference?
Legal Marriage Primer
Interview with George Chauncey on "Why Marriage?"

ARGUMENTS FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Gay Marriage: Arguments and Motives?
Where do Black Leaders Stand on Marriage Equality
Gay marriage is a civil rights issue
Jumping the Broom: A Black Perspective on Same Gender Marriage
What Is Marriage For?
 

ARGUMENTS AGAINST SAME SEX MARRIAGE
Can Government Save the Family?
Focus on the Family: On Same-Sex "Marriage" & Civil Unions
Talking Points: Why Homosexual "Marriage" is Wrong
Why we need queer critiques of gay marriage
Gay Divorce: Thoughts on the Legal Regulation of Marriage
Towards an Anti-Authoritarian Critique of Marriage

HISTORY of MARRIAGE
When Marriage Between Gays Was a Rite
Evolving Understandings of Marriage
A perfect union? Marriage has seen many makeovers
...Rhetoric Against Gay Marriage Is Familiar to...Historian of Miscegenation
Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples - A History

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES on SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Gay marriage around the globe
Same-Sex Marriage: A Common Practice In The Netherlands
Same sex marriage in the non-European world
Will Providing ...Rights to Same-Sex Couples Undermine Heterosexual Marriage?  (Research from Scandinavia and the Netherlands)

2004-2006 ELECTIONS
Marital Blitz (2004-2006 elections)
2006 anti-gay laws ROUNDUP
How Abramoff Funded the Ant-Gay Agenda
Same-sex Marriage, Civil Unions, & the 2004 Presidential Election
Voters in 11 states ban same sex marriage

RESEARCH and DATA
Exploratory Study of Same-Sex Marriage
Census 2000 Snapshot: Illinois
Gay, Lesbian Couples Can Teach Heterosexuals to Improve Relationships
Debunking Stereotypes About Gay & Lesbian Relationships (# 1-4)
For Richer, For Poorer: ...The Cost of Non Recognition...
The Gay-Marriage Windfall: $16.8 Billion
12-year study of Gay & Lesbian Couples
Unmarried America: Demographics

SODOMY LAWS
Bowers v. Hardwick/Lawrence v. Johnson
Decriminalizing Same-Sex Behavior: State v. Limon

STATE ISSUES
One year later, N.J. civil unions stuck in 'second-class status'
State by State Marriage Prohibitions
Civil Unions:The Vermont Approach
Vermont Civil Unions FAQs
...Bauer Likens ...Vermont Ruling on Gay Couples to ...Terrorism
Same-Sex Marriage: Developments in Law
Procreation is the key to gay marriage rulings
 

FEDERAL ISSUES
Defense of Marriage Act: Description and the Bill’s Text
Statement of Senator Charles Robb on DOMA
Unprecedented Constitutional Amendment on Federal Marriage....
Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in Senate
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