ECON

LGBT Economics

LGBTQ economic roles, including varying experiences of LGBT people with consideration of intersecting identities by class, race, gender, and ethnicity. This course introduces the principles of economic analysis and the economic theory of discrimination in the study of the roles of LGBTQ people in cultures. Examines markets and government policies for hetero-normative biases; the role of homophobia and sexism in economic inequality and discrimination of LGBT people; public policy regarding LGBT people's work and incomes.