PO 383

Law Gender and Sexuality

This course explores the connections between legislatures, courts, and society in policing, structuring, liberalizing, or restricting sexual activities, behaviours, and identities. Each week will provide an in-depth case study of a specific example of sexuality, gender, and the law. Topics may include policing and sexuality; sex work; the criminalization of public sex; sexual violence; reproductive justice; artificial reproduction; regulation of "deviant" relationship and family structures; marriage equality; and sex and sexual orientation discrimination. Prerequisites: Registration status: Year 3 or Year 4. Exclusions: PO389B. Registration Notes: This course may be used in partial fulfilment of the Legal Studies Option or Specialization.