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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 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...

October 24, 2018, teampoint

Rewriting the Story for LGBTQ+ Students Heading to College

Photo: Seth Owen Everyone loves a story with a happy ending. One of the most heart-warming stories...

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,...

August 24, 2017, teampoint

Find Your "Possibility Model"

At my very first Point Foundation conference in 2014, I had the opportunity to hear Janet Mock...

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...

September 09, 2016, teampoint

Being Trans in the Classroom

I meant to write this blog post about being trans while teaching. It will be about that, but as I...

February 25, 2016, teampoint

The Woman In A Tie: Embracing My Butch Identity

By Point Scholar Sarah Bacot It was near the end of the interview when the request came: “You know,...

October 08, 2015, maryschan

A New Community

Upon arriving in New Haven seven weeks ago, one of the only things of which I felt certain was the...

September 10, 2015, teampoint

Engineering a Better World for the LGBTQ+ Community

Point Scholar Alexa Groenke, a second year engineering student at the University of California,...

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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