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Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide.
May 15, 2024, Point Foundation - The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund
755 LGBTQ Students Selected for Financial and Programmatic Support
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...
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...
The Importance of Voice & Interning at NCAAN
Since the start of this semester, I have been interning at the North Carolina AIDS Action Network...
Family Ties - caring across the generations
Recently, I took my grandmother out to lunch. It was a beautiful day, and there was a restaurant...
Tips for Transitioning to Fieldwork: Preparing for Your First Expedition as an FTM Grad Student
by Point Scholar Shayle Matsuda Last year, 2015, was a big year. I defended my biology masters’...
Scholar Jamie Weinand Attends Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) Conference
My name is Jamie Weinand, and I am a second-year medical student at the Boston University School of...
Scholar Jamie Weinand Meets Queer Historian Susan Stryker
Recently, I had the honor of meeting Susan Stryker, a renowned historian in transgender studies and...
Scholar Siddarth Puri Creates LGBTIQQ Lecture Series at UC Davis School of Medicine
Photo: Scholar Sid Puri (left) with students from the LGBTIQQ lecture series. Point Scholars are...
Cary Crall Launches Sexual Health Symposium
I was frustrated by the serious health consequences suffered by several of my friends due to...