Public University Offers ‘Certificate of Transgender Studies’

San Diego State University, a public, taxpayer-supported institution, has announced its newest graduate-level program. The university will offer an “Advanced Certificate in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies,” starting this fall.

According to a university press release, the purpose of the program is to “advance knowledge in sexual and gender identity, and increase understanding of the diverse cultural, historical, ethnic, racial and contemporary experiences of people across sexualities.”

The university boasts that the new LGBT certificate program will be one of only a few such programs offered in the U.S.

In addition to twelve units of academic course work, the certificate will require students to participate in community service and “activism.” The university statement does not specify what kind of “activism” students will perform, but internships and gay and lesbian themed “study abroad” trips will be part of the program.  (more...)

Public University Offers ‘Certificate of Transgender Studies’