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History

Angela Davis at MBLGBTACC 2008. Photo by flickr user perardi The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference (MBLGTACC) is an annual conference held to promote leadership, activism, networking, diversity, health, and empowerment among gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and allied students, staff, and faculty around the United States and Canada.

It is the largest and oldest regional queer college conference in North America and was founded by Ian Kenny.

For a more detailed history of the conference, including past hosts and themes, visit the Conference's Wikipedia page.


brief timeline

  • 1991: MBLGTACC was first conceived at a conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
  • 1992: An organizing conference took place at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.
  • 1993: The 1st annual Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay College Conference took place at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
  • 1998: The conference was renamed the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender College Conference.
  • 2001: The conference was renamed the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference.