LGBT Education

We are committed to developing and supporting LGBT education and training opportunities for students at Hunter College

The LGBT Center is excited to offer our inaugural interdisciplinary course with support from Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute & The Women and Gender Studies Program at Hunter College.

Current Topics in LGBT Social Science and Public Policy is being taught by Dr. Barbara Warren (Spring 2013- WGSP 200.03) at Roosevelt House. Dr. Warren has been at the forefront of LGBT social policy, healthcare, and human rights for over 25 years.

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Other Courses available at Hunter College addressing LGBT Issues can be found in the Women and Gender Studies Program:

WGSS 15000 - Introduction to LGBTQI Studies: Psychological foundations, sexual development and response patterns; male and female roles; individual and social attitudes, legal issues.

WGSS 17000 - Psychology of Human Sexuality - Psychological foundations, sexual development and response patterns; male and female roles; individual and social attitudes, legal issues.

WGSS 19000 - Development of Gender Roles - Social, cognitive, hormonal and personality factors in development of gender roles; determinants of behavioral and cognitive gender differences.

WGSS 25700 - Sex and Gender Roles - Sex role differentiation: femininity, masculinity, marriage, child rearing.

WGSS 38700 - Queer Theory - Examination of recent contemporary queer theory and politics in the United States, with particular attention paid to its intersections with feminism, critical race theory, class analysis and religion. Course time will also be dedicated to learning to write effectively about political theory.