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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. 

LGBTQ representation on US television is at an all-time high, according to a GLAAD study. In 2022, LGBTQ characters made up about 12% of all television characters and shows like Euphoria, The L Word:...

March 06, 2018, teampoint

10 Things I Learned Transferring to Cornell University

  After two years at the Culinary Institute of America I graduated with a degree in baking and...

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February 27, 2018, teampoint

Diversity in the Legal Profession: There is Hope

  The lack of diversity in the legal profession, particularly in the nation’s largest law firms,...

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January 30, 2018, teampoint

Am I Queer Today? Or Am I Black?

  Last semester, I received the honor of being named a 2017-2018 GLAAD Campus Ambassador. In this...

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January 23, 2018, teampoint

Learning Beyond the Classroom: Studying Abroad in Dominican Republic

  In my Spring semester of 2018, I am very grateful to be studying abroad in Santiago de los...

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January 16, 2018, teampoint

Hashtag allyship is not enough

 Photo: Petit_louis on Flickr   These days, it’s hard to distinguish whether we were living in a...

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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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January 03, 2018, teampoint

Top 9: LGBTQ Resistance in Trump’s First Year

  As members and supporters of the LGBTQ community, 2017 was a difficult year. A hostile President...

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December 08, 2017, teampoint

Mindfulness and the non-binary body

  Recently I began facilitating a mindful meditation practice at the Gender Identity Center (GIC)...

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November 27, 2017, teampoint

Inside IvyQ: Attending & Reflecting

  This year has been an incredible year filled with new experiences. First of all, this fall, I...

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November 20, 2017, teampoint

Inside IvyQ: Organizing & Recharging

  At the time that I’m writing this, it’s been about a week since the 2017 IvyQ Conference wrapped...

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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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October 03, 2017, teampoint

McKenna Attends the Community College Transfer Symposium

Photo: Community College Scholarship Recipient McKenna Palmer I'll admit, the week leading up to...

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