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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...

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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January 13, 2017, teampoint

Reflecting on Progress for LGBTQ & Racially Marginalized Women in STEM

Though many people have their reservations about 2016, for me, I’ve been able to grow both as a...

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January 06, 2017, teampoint

10 Things I Learned (the Hard Way) In A Professional Kitchen

An externship is required at the end of the first year at the Culinary Institute of America. After...

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December 30, 2016, teampoint

Tips For a Successful Semester

This fall was my first semester back to school after taking a 6-month mental health break. I was...

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December 14, 2016, teampoint

When “Picking and Choosing Your Battles” Feels Like Surrender

My medical school’s first year curriculum dedicates a single hour-long small-group discussion to...

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December 07, 2016, teampoint

Affirming Identity Documentation for Michigan's Trans Community

In my home state of Oregon, we vote at home via mail-in ballots. But in Michigan, where I go to...

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November 30, 2016, teampoint

World AIDS Day is not only about AIDS

"What do you think is the biggest barrier to viral suppression?” “Stigma.” I scribbled this down on...

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November 23, 2016, teampoint

With Change Comes Surprises

They say that when you come out of the closet, you pass your parents going in. Not long after I...

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November 08, 2016, teampoint

America Together: Moving Forward After Election Day

As a Political Science major and a political nerd, it has been exciting to witness and take part in...

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November 02, 2016, teampoint

Ask a Scholar: Do you have any advice for someone applying for a Point scholarship for a second time?

Question: Hi! I applied last year and made it to the semi-finalist round. My test scores are very...

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October 28, 2016, teampoint

The Importance of Voice & Interning at NCAAN

Since the start of this semester, I have been interning at the North Carolina AIDS Action Network...

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October 25, 2016, teampoint

Mentor Spotlight: Michelle Carnes

I have had the pleasure of several mentoring relationships, and each shared the same element:...

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