Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dean: Joel Kassiola

Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies Program
BH 333
415-405-3570
Fax: 415-405-0411
E-mail: hmsxdept@sfsu.edu
Director: Gilbert Herdt

Undergraduate Advisers: Brogan, DeCecco, Elia

Faculty

Professors—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

Program

Minor in Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies


Program Scope

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.

MINOR IN GAY, LESBIAN, AND BISEXUAL 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 Perspectives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender 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