Minnesota Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Ally Campus Alliance

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The Minnesota Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Ally Campus Alliance, also MN GLBTA Campus Alliance, is a network of students, staff, and faculty at college campuses around Minnesota.

The MN GLBTA Campus Alliance states on its website that its purpose is "to create a broader network of GLBTA campus activists, to create a welcoming, safe and accepting environment on Minnesota’s college campuses and to promote awareness, diversity and equal treatment for all through education."

Made up of students, faculty and staff from campuses across Minnesota working together, the organization operates through open meetings, presentations, panels and symposiums, social gatherings and conferences. They aim to promote learning and understanding regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Two Spirit, Inter-sexed, Queer, Questioning, and allied persons and issues.

The Alliance focuses on:

Developing a MN GLBTA Campus Alliance website in order to provide a contact and resource database.
Developing a system for identifying and meeting the need for advocacy and support on Minnesota campuses.
Hosting the 1st Annual Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference (scheduled for October 2007).
Develop a system for outreach, recruitment, and retention. Recognizing and acknowledging accomplishments of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Two Spirit, Inter-sexed, Queer, Questioning, and allied persons and organizations.
To recognize, support, and work with other marginalized groups and diverse populations on Minnesota’s college campuses.