LGBS 139: Coming Out and Sexual Identity

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours

Catalog page 333

Prerequisites: one of the following courses: GSST 001, GSST 001H, GSST 001S, LGBS 001; or consent of instructor

Description: Examines speech acts, secrecy, and silence to understand the significance of the closet. Explores perspectives on resistance move- ments and modes of communication related to coming out. Considers coming out stories, biographies, and examinations of the social construction of heterosexual identities and formation of public space.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with GSST 139.

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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: GSST 139 / LGBS 139
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 17/25 17/25
2023-24 30/30 30/30
2022-23 25/25 25/25
2019-20 30/30 30/30
2017-18 11/30 11/30