Law and Sexuality

This course explores a variety of topics such as gender, sexuality, and identity construction and discrimination, sexualized violence, the intersections of race, sexuality and class, disputes over custody, adoption, and reproductive technologies, liberty interests versus equality claims, defining consent, and alternate forms of marriage. The reading assignments are centered around United States case law while drawing on critical theory, current events and popular culture sources to contextualize the topics in the current legal landscape. Paper class.