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Los Medanos College 2700 East Leland Road Pittsburg, CA 94565 (925) 439‐2181

Course Title: Introduction to , Gay, Bisexual, (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

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Instructor(s)/Author(s): Jeffrey Mitchell‐Matthews

Subject Area/Course Number: English 135 / Social Science 135 Units: 3 Course Name/Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Discipline(s): English, Social Science, Sociology

Pre‐Requisite(s): None Co‐Requisite(s): None

Advisories: Eligibility for English 100

Catalog Description: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Studies takes an interdisciplinary, multicultural approach to examining the historical, political, social and cultural issues that have affected LGBT people throughout time and across the world. Students will study primary and secondary texts by and about LGBT people from a wide variety of cultures, and gain a greater understanding of how matters of and identity affect not only the LGBT community, but everyone in society. Students will have an opportunity for an independent project on a subject of their own choosing.

Schedule Description: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) people have been around since the dawn of recorded human , yet it's only been during the last 135 years that our modern conceptions of sexual orientation and gender identity have emerged, less than 50 years since the contemporary LGBT Rights movement formed, and only in very recent history that the U.S. Government recognized a same‐sex couple's equal right to marry. This course provides an overview of the historical, political, social and cultural issues that have affected ‐‐ and been affected by –the LGBT community throughout time and across the world. You'll read essays and literature, view art, watch films, and listen to music by and about LGBT people from a wide variety cultures and eras, gaining a greater understanding of how matters related to sexual orientation and gender identity impact everyone in society.

Hours/Mode of Instruction: Lecture: 54 Total Hours: 54 (Total for course)

Credit Credit Degree Applicable (DA) Grading Pass/No Pass (P/NP) Repeatability 0 Credit Non‐Degree (NDA) Letter (LR) 1 (If Non‐Credit desired, contact Dean.) Student Choice (SC) 2 3 Please apply for:

LMC General Education Requirement and/or Competency & Graduation Requirement(s): Ethnic Studies

Transfer to: CSU UC IGETC Course is Baccalaureate Level: Yes No

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes General Education SLOs (Recommended by GE Committee) At the completion of the LMC general education program, a student will: 1. Read critically and communicate effectively as a writer and speaker. 2. Understand connections among disciplines and apply interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving. 3. Think critically and creatively 4. Consider the ethical implications inherent in knowledge, decision‐making and action. 5. Possess a worldview informed by diverse social, multicultural and global perspectives.

Program‐Level Student Learning Outcomes (English PSLOs) On the completion of this course, a student will:

1. Read independently for a variety of purposes in college level materials 2. Read using a critical thinking, problem solving approach 3. Respond coherently to text in critical, creative, and personal ways. 4. Write logical, coherent, developed academic essays. 5. Use writing independently as a tool for learning and communicating

Course‐Level Student Learning Outcomes (CSLOs): On the completion of this course, a student will:

1. Read critically a variety of primary and secondary, interdisciplinary, multicultural "texts" (essays, literature, visual art, film, music) about LGBT history, politics, literature, arts and media, and think critically and creatively about these works.

2. Communicate effectively as a writer and speaker, analyzing and synthesizing these texts.

3. Investigate how issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity impact not only LGBT people, but everyone in society. Evaluate the ethical implications of how sexual minorities have been treated throughout history.

4. Develop an awareness of and appraise the contributions of the LGBT community throughout history.

Assessments: Written Assignments Quizzes Mid‐term Final (journals, reading responses, and other short written assignments) Essay Project CSLO 1 x x x x CSLO 2 x x x CSLO 3 x x x CSLO 4 x x x

CSLO 1: Read critically a variety of primary and secondary interdisciplinary "texts" (essays, literature, visual art, film, music) about LGBT history, politics, literature, arts and media, and think critically and creatively about these works.

Written Assignments: In weekly journals, reading responses, and other short writing assignments, as well as in small group and whole class discussions, students will explore ideas presented in the texts, recognizing and understanding

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135 experiences that are unique to LGBT people. Written assignments may take a variety of forms with instructor discretion. Rationale: Assess students' ability to identify and analyze key events and people in LGBT people history, politics, culture and the arts.

Quizzes: Quizzes will evaluate comprehension of course texts. Rationale: Comprehension of texts is an essential precursor to critical thinking. Quizzes motivate students to read, better preparing them to discuss and write

The Mid‐Term Essay and Final Project will demonstrate students’ ability to think critically and creatively about the ideas presented in the texts. Rationale: Assess students' ability to demonstrate their comprehension and analysis of texts, to illustrate their critical thinking and organizational skills, and their ability to logically develop their ideas.

Sample Assessment: Mid‐term Essay (one option).

The Renaissance offers us a rich glimpse into a talented, creative, and often politically astute group of writers, musicians and artists who examined how race works in American society. Several artists who participated in the Harlem Renaissance were also gay, lesbian or bisexual. Research one artist ‐‐ a writer, singer, or graphic artist ‐‐ and find out more about how this person examined both racial and sexual issues in his or her work.

Sample Quiz Questions: 1.) Using your own words, in 100 words or less, explain the theory of Intersectionality, as discussed in Chapter 8 of your text.

2.) Cite three reasons given by the Obama Administration for refusing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in Federal Court.

3.) How/Why do the life and experiences of Oscar Wilde represent a major leap forward in our contemporary understanding of sexual orientation?

4.) Using your own words, in 100 words or less, explain the .

5.) Why did some LGBT activists reclaim the word "queer" in the mid‐1990's?

CSLO 2: Communicate effectively as a writer and speaker, analyzing and synthesizing these works.

Written Assignments: In weekly journals, reading responses, and other short writing assignments, students will have opportunities to respond to, analyze, and make connections between the texts, thus demonstrating their comprehension. In small group and whole class discussions, students will summarize and respond to texts, and construct text‐to‐self, text‐to‐text, and text‐to‐world comparisons. Rationale: Assess students’ comprehension of material and skill in making connections between ideas presented in the texts and/or their personal experiences. Assess students’ skill in communicating effectively as a speaker and constructing responses and comparisons.

Mid‐Term Essay and Final Project will demonstrate students’ ability to synthesize connections between texts by exploring various themes discussed within two or more texts. Rationale: Assess students' skills in presenting organized, logical written and oral discussions of their understanding of the ideas presented in the texts and class discussions.

Sample Assessment: Written Assignment (which includes group work and an oral presentation.) Your group will assume the responsibility for helping facilitate your classmates’ understanding of Chapter 3 ‐ Towards Liberation by using the three reading strategies below to discuss the assigned reading, and then presenting your understanding of the reading to the class: Page 4 of 14 Course Outline of Record

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

1.) Identify what you think are the three most important events/details from the reading and explain a) why they are important and b) how they are connected.

2.) Pose at least three questions about the reading; these could include questions that address confusing parts of the reading, or thought questions that the reading makes you wonder about. (Continued)

3.) Make at least three connections between ideas or events in the reading to your own experience, the world around you, or other ideas we've studied in class. Explain these connections to the rest of the class.

4.) Your group will orally present its findings to the class, and turn in its written notes at that time.

CSLO 3: Investigate how issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity impact not only LGBT people but everyone in society. Evaluate the ethical implications of how sexual minorities have been treated throughout history.

In Written Assignments, the Mid‐Term Essay, and the Final Project, students will make connections and comparisons regarding how sexual orientation and gender identity impact not only the LGBT community, but society at large, and make ethical judgments regarding these impacts. Discussion takes place in small and large group formats, as well as in writing. Rationale: Students will analyze the social factors affecting the LGBT experience, and ethical implications of those factors.

Sample Assessment: Writing Assignment ‐ Journal Entry Sexologists at the turn of the 20th Century considered themselves scientists. Whatever the merits of their scientific practices (and those practices are obviously not without their faults), a scientific understanding of has continued to be important to this day. In what ways? Do you think a scientific understanding of homosexuality is beneficial to contemporary LGBT people? Why or why not?

CSLO 4: Develop an awareness of and appraise the contributions of the LGBT community throughout history.

Through Written Assignments, and the Mid‐Term Essay, students will develop an awareness of and an appreciation for the historical, social, political, and artistic contributions made by members of the LGBT community throughout history. Rationale: Students will expand their worldview by reading broadly and deeply about key figures and events throughout LGBT history, choosing one such figure or event for a more in‐depth analysis.

The Final Project topics may vary depending on student interest and instructor approval. A traditional research paper is but one mode of "performance" students may use to demonstrate their understanding of their subject. Students may use their other creative talents, such as singing, dancing, playing a sport, playing an instrument, writing creatively; the list of possibilities is endless. All projects include an oral component. Rationale: Projects encourage and allow students to explore a topic of their own choice in depth. Assess students’ comprehension of material and skill in making connections between ideas presented in the texts and/or their personal experiences. Assess students’ skill in communicating effectively as a speaker.

Sample Assessment: Final Project ‐ Create an Annotated Webliography Choose a topic or idea we've studied so far this semester ‐‐ one that you find particularly interesting or compelling, and create an Annotated Webliography for that subject. Whereas a bibliography lists books and other printed works referenced in a research paper, a webliography, a new research product born out of web research, represents a list of websites used. To annotate means to write a a paragraph that both describes and critiques the website. In your

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135 paragraph, explain why you think the website is a valuable reference. In the annotation, speak to the website’s authority, credibility and relevance to your research subject. Include 15 sources in your webliography. You will orally present your webliography to the class.

Method of Evaluation/Grading: Written Assignments: 55% Quizzes: 15% Mid‐Term Essay: 15% Final Project: 15%

An "A" level student's writing assignments are insightful ‐‐ reflective of and responsive to the texts, using paraphrase and direct quotes as appropriate ‐‐ and demonstrate an astute understanding of the historical, social, political, and artistic issues that have faced LGBT people throughout history. An "A" student’s writing assignments also reflect a clear understanding of the ethics (or lack thereof) in the treatment of sexual minorities throughout history and across cultures, and show an ability to skillfully integrate original thinking with ideas learned in the texts, with logical organization, effective coherence, and good proofreading. An "A" student's Mid‐Term Essay, in addition to everything above, also demonstrates astute critical thinking and a depth of understanding of the texts, and correctly uses the MLA guidelines. An "A" student answers at least 90% of the questions correctly on objective quizzes. When communicating orally, "A" students are thoroughly organized and very coherent, explaining and developing their points using abundant detail and examples, and making astute and insightful connections between the ideas they've studied in class and their own worldview. An "A" student's Final Project is creative and thoughtful, demonstrating clarity, accuracy, depth of knowledge, insight, and interpretation about a key figure or event in LGBT history. Overall, an "A" student is outstanding.

A "C" level student's writing assignments are minimal but adequate ‐‐ with a clear effort to be reflective of and responsive to the text, although the use of paraphrase and direct quotes may be flawed but still coherent ‐‐ and demonstrate a competent understanding of the historical, social, political, and artistic issues that have faced LGBT people throughout history. An "C" student’s writing assignments also reflect a basic understanding of the ethics (or lack thereof) in the treatment of sexual minorities throughout history and across cultures, and show an attempt to integrate original thinking with ideas learned in the text, and though the organization, coherence and proofreading may be problematic, these problems do not impede comprehension. An "C" student's Mid‐Term Essay demonstrates adequate critical thinking and a general understanding of the texts, and attempts to use the MLA guidelines, though minor errors may exist. A "C" student answers at least 70% of the questions correctly on objective quizzes. When communicating orally, "C" students are adequately organized and coherent, explaining and developing their points using sufficient detail and examples, and making some basic connections between the ideas they've studied in class and their own worldview. A "C" student's Final Project is coherent, though lacks the insight or creativity of a stronger project. While still demonstrating clarity, accuracy, depth of knowledge, insight, and interpretation about a key figure or event in LGBT history, any one or combination of these areas may have flaws that cause the project to not rise above mere adequacy. Overall, a "C" student is competent.

TOTAL POINTS = 1000 A = 900‐999 B = 800‐899 C = 700‐799 D = 600‐699 F = 500‐599

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

CSLOs are weighted: CSLO 1 30% CSLO 2 20% CSLO 3 30% CSLO 4 20%

Course Content: Please note: LGBT Studies is an interdisciplinary field that draws upon history, sociology, political science, psychology, human sexuality, and the arts and humanities. In fact, in many universities and community colleges, LGBT Studies is often housed in psychology, history, political science, as well as in English departments. Faculty in these departments may, and should be encouraged to, teach this course, putting their own imprint on it. Instructors can choose to organize the course in a multitude of ways, using a wide spectrum of texts, although a definite canon and clear pedagogical goals have emerged and settled in the field. Instructors of the course are recommended to take some courses in LGBT Studies themselves prior to teaching the course, to get a sense of the discipline. The CSLOs are written so that many approaches are possible. This sample course content is organized around four broad themes of History, Politics, Literature and the Arts, and Media.

UNIT I: HISTORY

1. Before Identity: The Ancient World Through the 19th Century Greek Paiderastia in Other Early Cultures: The Middle East and Asia Gender Variance in Pre‐Columbian America and India Same‐Sex Relationships and Desires in Judeo‐Christian Cultures Desires for Identity Romantic Friendships and Boston Marriages

Texts: , “To a Maiden” and “Hymn to Aphrodite” Abu Nuwas, “ln the Bath‐house” and “My Lover Has Started to Shave" Zulali Khwansari, From Masnavi lhara Saikaku, “Bamboo Clappers Strike the Hateful Number” Wu Meicun, “Song of Beau Wang” Ancient Egyptian Binding Spell Order for Solemnization of Same‐Sex Union Wadham Limericks

2. Sexology: Constructing the Modern Homosexual Victorian Sex: Some Background Sexology: Defining a Field of Study A Sexologist in Depth: Havelock Ellis Paving the Way for Freud Sexology and Early Sexual Rights Movements Sexology’s Legacy

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Texts: Havelock Ellis, “History II” and “History XXXVI” From Studies in the Psychology of Sex John D’Emilio, From “Capitalism and Gay Identity”

3. Toward Liberation Medical Models of Homosexuality Urban Life and Sexual Expression World War ll and Homosexuality McCarthy and the Purge of the “Perverts” The Homophile Movement

Texts: “Donald Webster Cory” (Edward Sagarin) and John P. LeRoy, “Should Homosexuality Be Eliminated?” Marilyn Barrow, “Living Propaganda”

4. Stonewall and Beyond Emerging Visibility and Activism AIDS Activism Antigay Backlash and Hate‐Crimes Legislation Gays in the Military and the Marriage lssue

Texts: Radicalesbians, “The Woman‐ldentified Woman” Combahee River Collective, “The Combahee River Collective Statement” U.S. CONGRESS Repeal of Don't Ask. Don't Tell U.S. CONGRESS Original Defense of Marriage Act Legislation (Now repealed by the US Supreme Court) Obama Administration Statement on the Defense of Marriage Act

UNIT II: POLITICS

5. Nature, Nurture, and Identity The Kinsey Scale After Kinsey Klein’s Sexual Orientation Grid The Storms Sexuality Axis The Quest for the Gay Gene Nature‐Nurture: What’s at Stake?

Texts: Windy M. Brown, Christopher I. Einn, Bradley M. Cooke, and S. Marc Breedlove, “Differences in Finger Length Ratios between Self—Identified ‘Butch and ’ ” Albert Mohler, “Is Your Baby Gay? What If You Could Know? What If You Could Do Something about It?” Rictor Norton, From “Essentialism”

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

6. Inclusion and Equality Civil and Human Rights in a Global Context Inclusion Versus Assimilation: Two Approaches to Securing Rights Exclusion, Inequality, and Physical Violence Exclusion and Inequality—Both “Outside” and “Inside”

Texts: From the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Hillary Clinton’s International Human Rights Day Speech, 2011

7. Queer Diversities L. . .G. . .T. . . : A Story of Push and Pull in the LGBT Community Intersexuality Q: Beyond A for Allies

Texts: Amber Hollibaugh, “Queers Without Money: They Are Everywhere. But We Refuse to See Them” John Aravosis, “How Did the T Get in LGBT?” Susan Stryker, “Why the T in LGBT ls Here to Stay”

8. Intersectionalities The “Down Low” and Applied lntersectional Theory Women, Class, and lnternationality Tools for lntersectional Analysis

Texts: Kathy Y. Wilson, “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” Richard Thompson Ford, “What’s Queer about Race?” Sonnet Gabbard, “Preserving the Nation: Transitional Serbia, the European Union, and ”

UNIT III: LITERATURE AND THE ARTS

9. Homosexed Art and Literature Whitman and His Descendants The Expatriates Performing Queer: Theater Homosexed Literature: Global Disruptions Fine Art: From the Beautiful to the Political

Texts: , “We Two Boys Together Clinging” Michael Field, “Sometimes l do despatch my heart"and “lt was deep April”

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Edward Carpenter, “Love’s Vision” Langston Hughes, “l, Too, Sing America" Judy Grahn, “A History of Lesbianism" , “Poem about My Rights" Audre Lorde, “A Woman Speaks"

10. Lesbian Pulp Novels and Gay Physique Pictorials Physique Magazines Lesbian Pulp Novels Gay Male Pulp Novels Transgender Novels

Text Ann Bannon, From I Am a Woman

11: Queer Transgressions Theoretical Transgressions: The Emergence of Queer Theory Art and Consumerism Prom Pornography to Sadomasochism Transgression and Politics

Texts: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, From “Queer and Now” Michael Warner, From “Queer and Then?”

12. Censorship and Moral Panic Oscar Wilde Radclyffe Hall Sapphire, Mapplethorpe, and Riggs Queering Children’s Books Deepa Mehta

Texts: Steven C. Dubin, From “Art's Enemies: Censors to the Right of Me, Censors to the Left of Me” Sir Chartres Biron, Chief Magistrate, Judgment Regarding Gayatri Gopinath, From “Local Sites/ Global Contexts: The Transnational Trajectories of Fire and ‘The Quilt’”

UNIT IV: MEDIA

13. Film and Television Visibility and Representation Varieties of Queerness in Contemporary Film Small‐Screen Queers

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Texts: Maria Pramaggiore, “Fishing for Girls: Romancing Lesbians in New Queer Cinema” Kara Keeling, ““Joining the Lesbians': Cinematic Regimes of Black Lesbian Visibility”

14. Queers and the Internet Access, Connection, and Identity Internet Censorship and Corporatization lnternet Activism

Texts: Andil Gosine, “Brown to Blond at Gay.com: Passing White in Queer Cyberspace” Uttarika Kumaran, “Disabled, gay, and as normal as you”

15. The Politics of Location: Alternative Media and the Search for Queer Space Documentary Films Film and Music Festivals Queer Music LGBT Journalism: Magazines, Newspapers, and Comics Many Journeys, Many Homes

Texts: Michael Sibalis, From “Urban Space and Homosexuality: The Example of the Marais, Paris’ 'Gay Ghetto'” Sergio Arguello, "They Were Here First: LGBT Seniors in Los Angeles"

Instructional Methods: Lecture Lab Activity Problem‐based Learning/Case Studies Collaborative Learning/Peer Review Demonstration/Modeling Role‐Playing Discussion Computer Assisted Instruction Other (explain) ______

Textbooks: All of the texts listed in Course Content are included in the following textbook, which is currently the best "all‐in‐ one" course reader/textbook available for a general Intro to LGBT Studies Course:

Gibson, Michelle, Jonathan Alexander, and Deborah T. Meem. Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. 2013. Paperback.

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Other available anthologies include: Ferber, Abby L., Kimberly Holcomb, and Tre Wentling. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality: The New Basics : An Anthology. : Oxford UP, 2013. Print.

Shneer, David, and Caryn Aviv. American Queer, Now and Then. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, 2006. Print.

Blasius, Mark, and Shane Phelan. We Are Everywhere: A Historical Sourcebook of Gay and Lesbian Politics. New York: Routledge, 1997. Print.

Carlin, Deborah, and Jennifer DiGrazia. Queer Cultures. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.

Corber, Robert J., and Stephen M. Valocchi. Queer Studies: An Interdisciplinary Reader. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2003. Print.

Haggerty, George E., and Molly McGarry. A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007. Print.

Faculty are encouraged to create course content and their own course readers, based on their own interests and areas of expertise. Below is just a partial list of people who ‐‐ along with the events they were involved in, or the works or art they created, etc. ‐‐ can be studied in this course.

History (A very incomplete list, in random order): Socrates Hadrian David and Jonathan St. Augustine Alexander the Great Angela Davis Pope John XII Queen Christina of Sweden Alan Turing Abraham Lincoln Sylvia Rivera Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon Harry Hay Peter the Great Susan B. Anthony George Washington Carver King James I of England King Edward II of England Eleanor Roosevelt Matthew Shepard Magnus Hirschfeld Florence Nightingale

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Politics (A very incomplete list, in random order): Harry Hay Bayard Rustin Roy Cohn Leonard Matlovich Tammy Baldwin Margarethe Cammermeyer Barney Frank

Literature (A very incomplete list, in random order): Sappho Walt Whitman Oscar Wilde James Baldwin Gertrude Stein Tennessee Williams Audre Lorde William Shakespeare Christopher Isherwood Paula Gunn Allen Langston Hughes Virginia Woolf Emily Dickinson Radclyffe Hall Larry Kramer Yukio Mishima Allen Ginsberg

Sports (A very incomplete list, in random order): Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Christine Jorgensen Greg Louganis Orlando Cruz Seimone Augustus Wade Davis

Films & TV (A very incomplete list, in random order): Pier Paolo Pasolini Jean Cocteau Marlene Dietrich Rock Hudson Ian McKellen

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Course Title: Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies Subject Area/Course Number: English 135

Ellen Degeneres The Celluloid Closet Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin Beefcake Philadelphia

Music (A very incomplete list, in random order): Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Benjamin Britten Bessie Smith Elton John John Cage Holly Near Wendy Carlos Liberace Pansy Division

Art (A very incomplete list, in random order): Leonardo da Vinci Il Sodoma Caravaggio Botticelli Michelangelo Francis Bacon Frida Kahlo Andy Warhol

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