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 386

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 movements 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