Conservatives Take Aim at University of Louisiana's New LGBT Minor.
ew minor in a sociology department sounds like a pretty innocuous development. And the headline on a blog post last week from the president of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette was labeled simply "New Minor in Sociology."
But the president, E. Joseph Savoie, was defending the new minor because it has come under attack by some social and political groups in the state, which question the minor because it is in LGBT (for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) studies. The minor is the first in the state, although some tracks in Tulane University's major in gender and sexuality studies may offer more of an emphasis on LGBT studies. Tulane is a private institution, however, and less vulnerable to political scrutiny.
The Louisiana Family Forum, which calls itself the "voice for traditional families" in the state and has considerable political influence in parts of Louisiana, denounced the minor, and that in turn prompted a series of newspaper articles in the state (some of them featuring comments denouncing the university), and statements from some politicians.
"Formerly, aberrant behavior among individuals was regarded with shame. Today, UL Lafayette proudly offers 'a degree in immorality.' Louisiana Family Forum is disappointed in this misuse of public and student tuition funds. UL’s advocacy for alternative lifestyles will certainly be met with opposition from taxpayers, tuition underwriters and other key UL supporters," says the forum's statement.
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/07/16/new-minor-gay-studies-faces-political-attacks-louisiana#ixzz20owy9YaO
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I wonder if I can enroll in the Practicum section only. Sounds fun enough. 
for "life experience"?
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and very, very good at it 
