Budget constraints prevent creation of LGBTQ studies major at SU Wendy Wang | Staff Photographer A group of LGBT studies faculty discussed efforts to move forward with attempts to create a major last spring. Facebook Google+ The Daily Orange is a nonprofit newsroom that receives no funding from Syracuse University. Consider donating today to support our mission. Students minoring in LGBT Studies believe creating a major could considerably improve the quality of queer studies courses at Syracuse University. But limited student interest in declaring a minor in LGBT Studies makes it difficult to defend spending money and resources on creating a major, said William Robert, an associate professor and the director of LGBT Studies at SU.