The LGBT* Collective was founded in 1991 as a UWSA-recognized group and was originally known as The LGB Collective.

It gained the status of a service group in 1994. This was done to address the need for a safe space for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual students, staff and faculty to meet.

As the Queer community changed and diversified, we had to keep up with the times, and now we officially welcome Transgendered people, as well as people who don't wish to label themselves with a sexual identity (that's the '*'), and Queer-positive straight people.

While keeping a safe space open is still one of our primary focuses, a larger part of what we do is educate, support and organize events both on and off campus in the hopes of promoting positive attitudes towards LGBT* people.

Last year, our center had over 300 visitors. Hopefully we will have even more in the years to come!