Transgender Rights (721-1)

Instructors

Kara Nicole Ingelhart

Meeting Info

McCormick 381 - Cutting Hall: Wed 8:25AM - 10:15AM

Overview of class

Topics covered in this course include criminalization of gender expression, medicalization of gender, access to health care, the definition of sex under the equal protection guarantee and statutory nondiscrimination provisions, issues regarding access to sex-segregated facilities and activities, as well as current legislative developments.

Learning Objectives

After completing this class, we expect that students will: Be familiar with the terminology used to refer to a person's gender identity, as well as the legal significance of that terminology; Have a thorough understanding of the major cases and strategies that have shaped our nation's transgender and nonbinary rights-based human rights movement history; Understand the concepts of "substantive due process," "equal protection," "freedom of expression" guarantee, "deliberate indifference" to "serious medical needs," and "best interests of the child" standard as well as the precedents applying those doctrines in cases involving the rights of transgender and nonbinary persons; Understand the ways in which these doctrinal guarantees sometimes work in tandem with one another, particularly in cases involving the rights of LGBTQ persons; Have the ability to write a competent legal analysis; Demonstrate communication skills, including oral advocacy skills; and Demonstrate an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of law and the contributions that other disciplines can make to the study of law.

Evaluation Method

Research 65% Paper, 25% Class Participation, 10% Paper Presentation

Class Materials (Required)

There is no casebook for this class. Selected cases, essays, bills, statutes, and articles will be assigned and distributed to students via the syllabus.

Class Attributes

Satisfies Research Writing degree req

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: MSL Students are not eligible to enroll