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University of Colorado System

Queering Identities: LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Gender Identity

In this course, you will explore the history of LGBTQ identities, experiences, and activism. We’ll study major events in global LGBTQ history, investigate local histories of queer and transgender people and communities, and consider how LGBTQ histories have helped shape broader conversations about civil rights, equality, and justice.

Status: Socioeconomics
Status: Community Development
BeginnerCourse20 hours

Featured reviews

TK

5.0Reviewed Jan 6, 2023

This was the first course I completed on Coursera. It really pushes to think outside the cis-hetro world we grow up in. And the material is also very non-overwhelming, and easy to understand.

AS

5.0Reviewed Jan 25, 2024

Excelente curso, está muy pensado y diseñado. Quiero extender mis felicitaciones a los dos docentes encargados por las perspectivas de género y queering que proporcionaron en el curso

KC

5.0Reviewed Dec 24, 2025

This was extremely interesting and super informative and well put together. I really like all of the different aspects that come with this like religion, sex education, history, etc.

ET

5.0Reviewed Sep 8, 2020

It is an essential course to everyone. Many queer people are oppressed in many parts of the world. They are also humans. We should respect them and treat them equally.

MH

5.0Reviewed Sep 7, 2020

The best course about the LGBTQ+ community and gender on a broader scale. A huge thank you for the effort. I'm proud to be part of the community!

AL

4.0Reviewed Jan 4, 2022

E​xcellent, and very helpful to me, but the language/punctuation in the transcripts is sometimes very confusing. Often failed to make sense. Thank you for the education on LGBTQ+ issues.

BJ

5.0Reviewed Mar 14, 2022

This course taught me the new variations about LGBTQ and its diffenert arenas. It taught us how biological, sociological and psychological concept plays important role in determind the definitions.

AK

5.0Reviewed Jul 25, 2021

Very thorough and comprehensive LGBTQ+ information - I learned so much from this course! Really enjoyed the speakers, examples, and resources provided.

AB

5.0Reviewed Jun 5, 2021

Loved it so much. I consider myself literate and experienced in gender/sexuality but I still learned so much and from different perspectives from my own as well.

TF

5.0Reviewed Mar 26, 2021

I found that the Instructors were very knowledgeable and engaging. The readings both required and optional were extremely helpful to me. I really enjoyed this course.

TP

5.0Reviewed May 13, 2020

Got a better perspective of LGBTQ+ community and it was a well informed course altogether. Came across many new terminologies and etiquette related to the community, which I was unaware of.

DA

5.0Reviewed Sep 28, 2021

V​ery interesting and well presented. My only negative would be that a few of the articles I couldn't read without a subscription to the newspaper or webpage.