LGBTQ+ Research at Union College

Union College maintains an online repository of Student Honors Theses, which can be found here. There are theses dating as far back as 1924 available. This resource is keyword searchable, making it possible for researchers to search for scholarly work produced by Union students on LGBTQ+ related topics. 

Here are just a few of the senior theses centered around LGBTQ+ topics, ranging a variety of academic fields and disciplines, organized in chronological order.

• Bligh, Erin K., "La sexualité dans le film Francophone : la femme, l'homosexuel et le individu « transgenre » dans les films après les années cinquante" (2010). Honors Theses. 1102.
• Liquori, Cristina E., "Woolf, Le Guin and Winterson : androgyny as a literary strategy in twentieth century women's writing" (2010). Honors Theses. 1172.
• Schapp, Steven F., "Attitudes towards homosexual couples that wish to adopt children" (2010). Honors Theses. 1220.
• Burns, Tess, "Disguising Religious Ideas in Secular Clothing: The Legitimation of Religious Ideology in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate" (2013). Honors Theses. 639.
• Estes, Olivia M., "Sexuality Exposed: Homosexual Stereotypes and the Victorian Gothic Horror Novel" (2017). Honors Theses. 22.
• Fogarty, Samuel, "Twinks, Jocks, and Bears, Oh My! Differing Body Ideals Among Gay Male Subcommunities" (2020). Honors Theses. 2389.
• Famulare, Mitchell, "Mapping the Queer Ephemeral" (2021). Honors Theses. 2399.

• Suzie Benack, former Professor of Psychology who retired in 2019, has several publications on LGBTQ+ Topics, including:
  • In the Journal of Bisexuality, 2016
  • In the Journal of GLBT Studies, 2012
• Mary Guerrant, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, is an active researcher of health disparities among LGBTQ+ populations. See their website here.
• Martha Huggins, a Professor of Sociology at Union from 1979-2003, focused her professional research on human rights abuses in Brazil. She is cited as an “‘expert witness’ for LGBT Brazilians seeking asylum in the U.S.” See an overview of her work here.

• GSW 100 - Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
• GSW 101 - LGBTQ+ Studies
• GSW 200 - Ecofeminism
• GSW 201 - Global Queerness
• GSW 301 - Queer Science and Health
• PSY 245 - Psychology of Gender Roles
• PSY 347 - Psychology of Sexuality
• HST 168 - History of Sexuality
• EGL 117 - Queer Poetry
• EGL 193 - Queering the Hero’s Journey
• EGL 263 - Literature and Sexuality
• EGL 287 - Gender and Sexuality in Film
• MLT 286 - Latin American Cinema
• GER 334 - Women in German Literature and Society
• PSC 339 - Feminist Film
• ATH 241 - Musical Theater Since 1970