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

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

February 13, 2025, Point Foundation

Why is the Department of Education Vital to All Postsecondary Students?

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 04, 2020, teampoint

Trans stories written by trans kids

Photo by Foluke Oshin/Libraries Taskforce I spent a couple of hours in between classes browsing...

January 30, 2020, teampoint

Returning to College Post-Transition

Image by Fredrik Andersson It had been 3 years since I had returned to Ohio University to finish my...

January 21, 2020, teampoint

Finding My Voice With Point

Throughout my childhood, I lived my life with a closed mouth. I was every parent’s dream. It only...

January 06, 2020, teampoint

Updating UCLA's all-gender restroom map

Photo credit: Daily Bruin Many trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people often have to...

March 29, 2019, teampoint

Transgender Day of Visibility 2025 | Point Foundation

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

October 29, 2018, teampoint

Queer Fashion: More Than Just Clothes

What is fashion? What are clothes? Are they something you wear just because you have to? You know,...

February 15, 2018, teampoint

Black Gay Nightlife and Black History Month

I’m a historian, so it’s not going to shock you that I want you to love history like I do. However,...

January 08, 2018, teampoint

5 Queer Things you didn't learn in art history class

I’m Casey Hoke, a Point Foundation Scholar and a loud, proud, self-proclaimed Queer Art Historian....

October 23, 2017, teampoint

Interpreting the word “queer” in ASL

Before we dive in, just a few notes about American Sign Language (ASL): ASL is a full language,...

April 20, 2017, teampoint

Gay, Black, and Revolutionary: The Importance of 'Moonlight'

The latest Academy Award for Best Picture was earned by a film depicting the story of a poor, gay,...

March 23, 2017, teampoint

How Bathrooms Enforce the Gender Binary

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

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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