Women, Gender & Sexuality is an interdisciplinary department in which students study gender and sexualities with an emphasis on transnational perspectives.
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Identities and Youth
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Identities in Families
Handbook of Psychological and Sexual Orientation
Spring 2019 Courses
Kate Bornstein: A Talk on LGBTQ Rights History & Gender Identity
Activist, author, advocate Kate Bornstein will deliver a free talk about LGBTQ history and rights, as well as the evolution of gender identity in our culture. This talk celebrates the 50th anniversary of Stonewall.
2019's Best & Worst States for Women's Equality
Denise Walsh, Associate Professor of Politics and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at UVA, is quoted as an expert in an article on gender equality in the United States.
UVa Ranked 7th Most Welcoming School to LGBTQ Students in the Nation
The Campus Pride Index ranked UVA in the top ten for LGBTQ-friendly campuses.
Woolfork
Selected Publications
Embodying American Slavery in Contemporary Culture, University of Illinois Press, 2008
“Academic Mothers and their Feminist Daughters: A Remix” African American Review 40(2006): 35-38.
“Working Moms in Their Own Words” Black Issues in Higher Education, March 28, 2002.
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In the News
WGS is thrilled to announce that Dr. Tiffany King will be joining us this fall as Associate Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality!
In fall 2022, she will assume the Barbara and John Glynn Research Professorship in Democracy and Equity.