Penn State
Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA
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Law and Sexuality

Course Abbreviation: 
LWPER 948
Credits: 
3
Credit Only:NAnon Gr:Y

This course will explore the different ways in which the law regulates and accounts for sexuality in general and sexual orientation in particular. Topics to be covered will include rights to privacy and their impact on the ability of the state to regulate sexual conduct; rights to equal protection by lesbians and gay men; the movement for relationship recognition, marriage equality, and other family rights; rights to free speech and associations of lesbians and gay men (and of those who do not want to associate with them); employment discrimination; and legal issues involving transgender.

Prerequisites: 
None
Faculty: 
Dara E. Purvis