For two years now, there has been a commission working on developing a program for a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) minor at Penn State. The LGBT minor would require the creation of six new courses and a few other steps, most of which are essentially paperwork.

Without any huge roadblocks, after a lengthy time period, one would expect that the university would have already had this minor in place. Twenty classes already exist that could be used for the minor.

But the university has not released any sort of timetable for the completion of the minor, and, thus far, the only hold-up is the creation of the new classes and the agreements between the colleges involved with the minor. In two years, it seems these things could, or should, have been completed.

Student and faculty supported this new minor, as it would fill a gap in the current curriculum that could focus on the study of gender identity and sexual orientation. While classes are currently offered in these areas of study, the minor would fulfill the student and faculty request for the LGBT minor.

Apparently, Penn State has no issues or delay in taking away minors that few students are taking, such as the dance minor that was eliminated earlier this semester.

But now, when students want a minor in place, it takes a lengthy amount of time. Why shouldn't the issue work both ways?

Politics regarding whether the administration or faculty agree with the minor should at this point have been set aside. The university has committed to this minor, and if this is going to happen, it should be timely.

If the only step needed to implement the LGBT minor is some paperwork, the bureaucracy of Penn State should not be so slow that it takes two years to make the LGBT minor available to students.