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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...

August 23, 2023, Point Foundation

How to Find an LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapist: 3 Questions to Ask

Choosing a therapist can be a daunting task, especially if you're part of the LGBTQ+ community....

December 01, 2022, teampoint

Honoring World AIDS Day

Faces of Point: Jahn Jaramillo Jahn Jaramillo, a Point Flagship Scholar pursuing a PhD in...

November 15, 2022, teampoint

The Intersection of Native and LGBTQ+ Identities

For Point Scholars like Z, the personal is very much political. A Two Spirit individual from the...

August 19, 2022, teampoint

3 Strategies for Managing Stress as an LGBTQ+ Student

Long-term or chronic student stress can interfere with studying, class attendance, grades, and...

July 01, 2022, teampoint

What Disability Pride Month Means to Me

What does disability pride mean? Every July, Disability Pride Month commemorates the passage of the...

December 07, 2021, Manny Faria

Handling Holiday Stress as an LGBTQ+ Student

Why do Holidays Cause Stress? Holidays are stressful for everyone— there’s pressure related to...

June 01, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

CREATING COMMUNITY

When John Baird was young, the only gay bar close to his hometown in northern Mississippi was...

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...

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...

March 23, 2015, teampoint

The Trans Buddy Program Is Transforming Healthcare

We waited in the thick summer air, just outside the emergency room entrance. The parking garage was...

November 07, 2013, teampoint

Scholar Rachael Smith Cycles Cross-Country for Cancer

I biked with a group of 28 young adults from Baltimore, MD to Seattle, WA. The trip took 70 days...

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