The Department of Feminist Studies is proud to offer the newly created minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies. The Minor provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the lives, experiences, identities, and representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals; their families and communities; their cultures and subcultures; their histories, institutions, languages and literatures; their economics and politics; and their complex relations to the culture and experience of a heterosexual majority.

The minor emphasizes the intersection of sexuality and gender with race, class, ethnicity, and nation.

The student seeking to minor in LGBTQ studies will take core courses offered in the the Department of Feminist Studies as well as a variety of courses elected from other disciplines within the humanities and social sciences.

You can declare the minor at any time; you do not have to complete the preparation for the minor before declaring. You also must let the Advisor know when you declare candidacy or she cannot credit you with completion of the minor.

When you graduate with successful completion of the LGBTQ Minor, credit for your minor will appear on your diploma as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Minor."

All meetings with the advisor are confidential, and we strive to maintain the safest space possible. If you would like to set up an alternative space for a meeting or advising session, please feel free to discuss this with the advisor.

Please feel free to contact the undergraduate advisor with any questions you have, at 805-893-4330 or e-mail christina@femst.ucsb.edu.