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Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ+ and ally students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide. 

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Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ+ and ally students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide. 

In recent weeks, news has been reported of the possibility of cuts to the Department of Education (ED), rule changes targeting LGBTQ+ student support and other groups, or the dismantling of the...

February 13, 2015, teampoint

Scholars Speak: The Vagina Monologues and Trans* Experience

Photo: Rachael performs in a Mount Holyoke College production of The Vagina Monologues. The Vagina...

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January 27, 2015, teampoint

Scholars Speak: Leelah Alcorn and Transphobia

In the wake of the death of Leelah Alcorn, a 17-year-old girl, I think we can all agree that no...

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December 30, 2015, teampoint

#AskPointScholars Responds to Question: Who did scholars ask to proofread their application?

Point Scholar Ashley Burnside says: While I was applying to the Point Foundation, I had a variety...

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December 02, 2014, teampoint

Acclaimed TV Producer Dr. Neal Baer & Star Athlete Jason Collins Join Point's Honorary Board

Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay,...

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August 22, 2014, teampoint

Five Do’s and Five Don’ts for College Seniors (From a Point Scholar Who’s Been There)

So you’re a senior. Congratulations on making it through the Hunger Games that is the first three...

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August 18, 2014, teampoint

Scholar Katie Kendall Interns at U.S. Army JAG

Growing up I was constantly being reprimanded for playing too rough, getting too dirty, and...

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January 15, 2014, teampoint

#AskPointScholars Responds to Question About Projects Completed as a Point Scholar

Phyllis Mandler & Gary Elden Point Scholar Mary Susman says: I have been a Point Scholar since 2010...

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January 02, 2014, teampoint

Point Scholar Siddarth Creates LGBTQ+ Lecture Series at UC Davis

Photo: Point Scholar Sid (left) with students from the LGBTQ+ lecture series. Point Scholars are...

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November 25, 2013, teampoint

#AskPointScholars Responds to Question: Will being bisexual prevent me from even being considered for a scholarship?

Point Foundation invites students to submit questions online about applying for scholarships which...

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November 07, 2013, teampoint

Scholar Rachael Smith Cycles Cross-Country for Cancer

I biked with a group of 28 young adults from Baltimore, MD to Seattle, WA. The trip took 70 days...

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September 24, 2013, teampoint

Scholar Cary Crall Reflects on Conference for Gay & Lesbian Mormons

When my Mormon ancestors first trekked the thousands of miles from the Eastern United States to...

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December 21, 2012, teampoint

Alum Brett Janecek Raises Funds for AIDS Project LA

In Early December, I completed the 26.2 mile Honolulu Marathon in 3 hours and 54 minutes - raising...

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