Description: Introduces students to basic issues in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies. Topics include the history of sexuality, identity politics and community activism, the relation between sexuality and gender, the theories of sexual identity, and the globalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersexual, and transgender issues. Students may petition to have a course not on the approved list counted towards the five upper division requirements provided they can demonstrate that LGBIT issues play a significant role in the course and that they will focus their own work for the course (amounting to 30% of the final grade) on an LGBIT topic.