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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.
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