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

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

The rights of LGBTQ people nationwide are under attack. In the past year, legislators erased LGBTQ identities from schools and sports, and cut funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on...

September 11, 2019, teampoint

Unexpected Community at the #PointCommunityCollege Transfer Symposium

2019 Point Foundation Community College Scholarship Recipients Never having been to Los Angeles...

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June 10, 2019, teampoint

Finding your LGBTQ+ community at academic conferences

Six years ago, four friends and I sat at a tall wooden table near the entrance of Darwin’s Pub and...

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May 17, 2019, teampoint

Navigating Safe Spaces After Graduation

The University of Southern California, my very-soon-to-be alma matter, is surrounded by four walls....

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April 30, 2019, teampoint

Confessions of a Recovering Impostor

On the evening of October 13, 2018, I gave a speech in the International Ballroom of the Beverly...

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March 29, 2019, teampoint

Transgender Day of Visibility 2024 | Point Foundation

What is International Transgender Day of Visibility? “International Transgender Day of Visibility...

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March 13, 2019, teampoint

Putting students in control of their learning

Photo: Point Scholar Maddie Pavek as a History Day participant in 2016 Throughout middle and high...

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March 06, 2019, teampoint

Working to get accessible HIV testing on campus

Being a Point Scholar means that I have the opportunity to create a Community Service Project each...

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February 26, 2019, teampoint

Celebrating Black History in Fashion

Hey everybody! First off, Happy Black History Month! My name is Vanessa (she/her), Point’s resident...

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February 07, 2019, teampoint

Finding Community in Astrology

I’m a Pisces sun, Aquarius moon, Virgo rising. Have no idea what any of that means? I didn’t...

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January 31, 2019, teampoint

Creating Space For Yourself

HSBC Point Scholar Landon Marchant and their dog, Malibu It was 9:30 am on a Sunday. I looked at my...

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January 31, 2019, teampoint

Claiming Space For Myself

It was 9:30 am on a Sunday. I looked at my latte, out the window, and at the table - anywhere but...

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January 07, 2019, teampoint

Tips for STEM Mentors

It has been repeatedly proven that LGBTQ people face disproportionate rates of poverty, mental...

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