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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...

May 01, 2017, teampoint

The Need for Trans Inclusive Educators

When most people think of Title IX – the 1972 law that prohibits sex discrimination in public...

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April 12, 2017, teampoint

Volunteering Is More Than Just A Resume Builder

This year I’ve learned a lot about service. In high school, I earned the Gold Presidential...

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March 30, 2017, teampoint

An Engineer’s Place in Activism

It seems that over the last few months, there has been a push for social activism that I have not...

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March 27, 2017, teampoint

Bridging the Divide One Story at a Time

I grew up shrouded with privilege. I’m not just referring to the racial and economic status I was...

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March 23, 2017, teampoint

How Bathrooms Enforce the Gender Binary

Today I read an article discussing the possible criminal legal implications of the flourishing...

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March 20, 2017, teampoint

A Love Letter to Queer Folks in Kentucky (and Other Red States)

Since moving out two years ago to Pomona, California (A small town just east of Los Angeles) from...

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March 10, 2017, teampoint

Hidden Figures, the Right to Public Space, and Histories of Resistance

There are many reasons why I love the movie “Hidden Figures,” a film about the brave and brilliant...

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March 06, 2017, teampoint

Lack of Queer Sex Ed is More Than Tragedy, It’s State Violence

For my community service project this year, I chose to compile sexual health resources that were...

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February 20, 2017, teampoint

"First they came": Speaking Out Against Injustices

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they...

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January 30, 2017, teampoint

Raising Awareness, Standing in Solidarity: Celebrating Intersex

Intersex flag Hey there, dear reader! It’s January and I’ve been thinking. I’ve been thinking about...

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January 23, 2017, teampoint

LGBTQ Identity and Impostor Syndrome

When I first discovered the Point Foundation website, I went directly to the list of scholarship...

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January 18, 2017, teampoint

How to Resist a Trump Presidency

I sat on the couch with my partner and one of my mothers as we decided to watch the documentary...

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