The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference ( MBLGTACC ) 2015 will take place Feb. 13-15 at Illinois State University.
Transgender actress/activist Laverne Cox is slated to be the featured speaker. Among others scheduled to appear are bisexual activist Robyn Ochs, slam poet Kit Yan and RuPaul's Drag Race alum Bianca del Rio.
A different Midwest college or university hosts the event each year. The 13 Midwest states include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The conference, which began in 1993, has grown to include more than 90 educational workshops on various topics that affect LGBTQIA people, as well as a variety of inspirational speakers and entertainment.
MBLGTACC 2016 will take place at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Visit saapps.illinoisstate.edu/dos/mblgtacc2015/ .