4th Annual PA Youth Action Conference

from Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition


The fourth annual Youth Action Conference, Pennsylvania's largest LGBTQ youth conference, will be held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA from February 26th to March 1st. The 2015 YAC is dedicated to "Cultivating New Possibilities for Rural LGBTQ Youth." This conference will focus on pressing issues facing young rural Pennsylvanians, and toward the empowerment of a generation of rural LGBTQ youth leaders in our state.


Students and young advocates are invited from all areas of the commonwealth for this landmark meeting. We highly encourage LGBTQ student groups from high school and university communities to join us. Our keynote speaker is Mike Fleck, who became the first openly gay legislator in Pennsylvania in December 2012. Nationally renowned gender and sexuality therapist Dr. Michele Angello will lead an all-conference session. 


There will be over 20 conference sessions on youth-led activism, building LGBTQ affirming schools and communities, and other issues directly impacting rural youth. 


Panelists for the opening and closing plenaries will include: Joanne Carroll, President of TransCentralPA; Joe Burns, Cofounder of the Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus; and Dr. Karen Whitney, President of Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Board Member of the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. 


Regular registration to attend the conference, which includes five meals and overnight accommodations with IUP students, will be $35.00 per person. 


Please visit www.youthactionconference.com for more information and to register for the 2015 YAC.


The YAC Planning Committee would be glad to answer any of your questions about the conference by at [email protected] .