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WGSS 386. Sexual Orientation, Law and Justice

Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 013942

Crosslisted with JUST 386 .

This course explores considerations of justice in shaping law and policy related to sexual orientation. The concept of sexual orientation is a relatively recent development in academic, legal, medical and other policy contexts in the United States and globally. Topics addressed in the course include the dehumanization, criminalization, medicalization and oppression of sexual orientation minorities, and legal and regulatory interventions and movements for social justice, criminal justice reform and human rights.