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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...

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...

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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,...

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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....

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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,...

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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...

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June 06, 2017, teampoint

Bridging the Gap Between Nursing and Activism

A radical organizer who I love and respect has a saying that goes something like “you can do direct...

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April 27, 2017, teampoint

My Experience with Trans Healthcare, From Patient to Doctor

In 2006 I was sitting in the waiting room of a monthly free trans health clinic in Portland. It was...

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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,...

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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 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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February 27, 2017, teampoint

History of the Word: Transgender

The many letters of “LGBTQ+” have a complex, often tense relationship: supposedly all under the...

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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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