It seems we gays are infiltrating higher education:
Years after creating a smattering of gay-related classes, more than two dozen American universities are now offering full-fledged minors in gay studies and expanding the field to include disciplines across the college curriculum.
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At least 30 public and private colleges now offer multidiscipline minors in gay studies, the majority of them started in the last three years. Another 16 schools let undergraduates earn certificates or pursue concentrated studies in gay topics.
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The rise of specialized degree programs has been driven by endowments from gay alumni, the research of openly gay professors, and demands from students who are coming out of the closet at younger ages, experts say.
With all these queer courses, how long until even the most conservative colleges don’t start taking a serious, objective look at queer theory?
Tallskin
Sounds good news to me.
justinm
I took a course last Winter called “Queer Studies.” It was kind of a disappointment, as it was nothing at all like I expected. It helped me to formulate my own opinions on things within the community though, rather than just thinking the way the majority of us do. A big issue presented in class was gay marriage, and if it’s something we really want.
JamesMichel
“With all these queer courses, how long until even the most conservative colleges don’t start taking a serious, objective look at queer theory?”
I’ll tell you, a damn long time. Even at the University of Michigan (arguably one of the nation’s most liberal and gay-friendly universities), in a class called “How to be Gay” (one of the most controversial gay studies classes to be offered in the nation), one of the first questions asked by the Professor (one of the pioneering gay activists of our lifetime) is if you are a member of the press. Such classes even at liberal institutions still undergo a lot of scrutiny from the public and the media. This country has a long way to go in establishing itself in safe, liberal communities before venturing into the Bible Belt to secure these types of studies in conservative universities. Am I happy I was given the chance to take these types of classes? Of course! But I don’t think it’s going to happen (at least without a significant amount of resistance) in many places around the country.