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HIST 219 History of Policing Homosexuality 4.0 Credits
This course surveys the medical and penal criminalization of homosexuality from the late 19th to early 21st Century in the United States. It also traces the varied historical responses to the policing of homosexuality by LGBTQ+ people and other individuals who engage in same-sex sex. The course will approach policing (both medical and penal) with particular emphasis on how race, Blackness, gender performance, and class impact policing and the formation of homosexual identities through time.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
