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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. 

As college and university students around the country flip tassels and throw caps into the air, Point Foundation will be celebrating our 107 graduates who are completing their degrees and classes....

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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September 19, 2017, teampoint

What it means to be UndocuTrans

Photo Source: @nysylc Instagram Undocutrans: a person at the intersection of being an undocumented...

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September 05, 2017, teampoint

#ScholarlyAction: Point Alum Ryan Karnoski’s lawsuit against Transgender military ban

Photo: Plaintiffs Point Alumni Ryan Karnoski, Staff Sergeant Cathrine “Katie” Schmid and Drew...

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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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August 07, 2017, teampoint

Helping LGBTQ Communities Worldwide

  Habari! Greetings from Kenya! I am currently writing to you from a tent set near the foothills of...

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May 05, 2017, teampoint

LGBTQ Sex Ed Is Crucial - Here's Why

  On Friday mornings, I wake up at 6:45 and pack a bag of condoms, Planned Parenthood info sheets,...

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May 01, 2017, teampoint

The Need for Trans Inclusive Educators

  When most people think of Title IX – the 1972 law that prohibits sex discrimination in public...

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