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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...

March 31, 2023, teampoint

Celebrating Arab American Heritage Month 2023

Why is April Arab American Heritage Month? This April, Point Foundation is celebrating Arab...

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March 23, 2023, Point Foundation

LGBTQ+ Women and Media Representation

LGBTQ+ representation on US television is at an all-time high, according to a GLAAD study. In 2022,...

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March 16, 2023, Point Foundation

Creating Space for LGBTQ+ People in Religious Communities

For many LGBTQ+ Americans, coming out means letting go of their faith communities. A 2020 Williams...

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March 10, 2023, Point Foundation

A Tradition of Black LGBTQ+ Women Creators

Although she is currently pursuing an MFA in Poetry at New York University, Point Foundation...

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March 08, 2023, teampoint

Inspiring Inclusion this Women's History Month

Created by activists over 100 years ago, International Women’s Day not only honors the work women...

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March 03, 2023, teampoint

Intersectional Identities in “the Most Homophobic Place on Earth”

Intersectionality is the recognition that everyone has their own unique experiences of...

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February 17, 2023, Sarah Mason

Point Celebrates LGBTQ+ Student Changemakers

With anti-LGBTQ+ policies and violence on the rise around the country, the US needs LGBTQ+...

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February 10, 2023, teampoint

Black Students Create Change for LGBTQ+ Communities in the Heartland

Black students have faced years of institutional racism, debt, and low rates of degree attainment....

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February 01, 2023, teampoint

4 Black LGBTQ+ Icons You Should Know

Representation is important. Students seeing other individuals at the same intersections of...

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January 09, 2023, teampoint

Defining Mentorship for LGBTQ+ Students | Point Foundation

According to a recent campus mentors study by College Pulse, more than 45% of college and...

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December 07, 2022, teampoint

LGBTQ+ Scholars: The Leaders of Tomorrow

On Dec. 8, 2022, we celebrated the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act and embraced the effort...

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December 01, 2022, teampoint

Honoring World AIDS Day

Faces of Point: Jahn Jaramillo Jahn Jaramillo, a Point Flagship Scholar pursuing a PhD in...

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