Nondiscrimination Policy
"The University is guided by the precepts that in no aspect of its programs shall there be differences in the treatment of persons because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification that deprives the person of consideration as an individual, and that equal opportunity and access to facilities shall be available to all."
—The University of Iowa, University Policy on Human Rights
Student Organization Contact Information
The OUTLaws
Contact:
Andrew Greenberg
E-mail: andrew-greenberg@uiowa.edu
Faculty Contact Information
Thomas P. Gallanis
Phone: 319.335.9018
E-mail: thomas-gallanis@uiowa.edu
Administrator Contact Information
None
Course Titles and/or Descriptions
Family, Gender & Constitutional History
The college expects this course will be taught every other year.
The US Constitution promises that all persons are entitled to due process and equal protection of the laws. How has the social and legal shape of families been influenced by these principles? What difference has being male or female, heterosexual or gay, married or single made in experience of equality and family life by inhabitants of different classes, races, and ethnic groups? Students explore the ways in which consideration of gender has shaped the development of constitutional law and argument from the era of the American Revolution to the present. Students read cases and historical essays, pay attention to marriage as public policy, examine civil rights of gays and lesbians, and explore gender implications in the development of policies governing birth control and abortion, illegitimacy, and family violence. Requirements include a short research paper and a take-home final exam. The course is intended for juniors, seniors, and graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as well as law students. Law students may also enroll for Supplementary Writing credit.
Sexual Orientation and the Law Tutorial
This tutorial will explore the intersection of law and sexual orientation. The format of the tutorial will be a reading group, meeting for an hour each week for six weeks. In advance of each session, the student must complete the assigned reading and prepare a one- to two-page response paper. At each session, all students will share responsibility with the instructor for leading and fostering the discussion. The final grades will be based on the extent and quality of participation in discussions and the quality of the response papers.
The readings will be as follows:
- Margot Canaday, The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America, ISBN 978-0-691-14993-6 (paperback).
- Carlos Ball, From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits That Have Changed Our Nation, ISBN 978-080700153-0 (paperback).
- Ruth Colker, Hybrid: Bisexuals, Multiracials, and Other Misfits Under American Law, ISBN 978-0-814-71538-3 (paperback).
- Kenji Yoshino, Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, ISBN 978-0-375-76021-1 (paperback).
- Nancy Polikoff, Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law, ISBN 978-080704433-9 (paperback).
- Martha Nussbaum, From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law, ISBN 978-0-195-30531-9 (hardback; no paperback available).
Domestic Partnership Benefits
Yes, through the University of Iowa Benefits Office: "The University of Iowa offers you the opportunity to insure your domestic partner under various benefit programs, including health, dental, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance."
See the website at www.uiowa.edu/hr/benefits/domesticpart.html#common.
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