Queer student leaders: An exploratory case study of identity development and LGBT student involvement at a Midwestern research university

ABSTRACT. Using the first phase of a longitudinal study of student leaders of the 2002 Midwest Bi-, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Allies College Conference (MBLGTACC), the authors explore the intersections of involvement in identity-specific leadership activities and develop-ment of LGBT/Queer identity. LGBT leadership experiences appear to have contributed substantively to the identity development of these college students. Based on this finding, the authors propose implica-tions for improved educational practice and areas for future research. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service