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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....

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...

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April 20, 2017, teampoint

Gay, Black, and Revolutionary: The Importance of 'Moonlight'

  The latest Academy Award for Best Picture was earned by a film depicting the story of a poor,...

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April 12, 2017, teampoint

Volunteering Is More Than Just A Resume Builder

  This year I’ve learned a lot about service. In high school, I earned the Gold Presidential...

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March 30, 2017, teampoint

An Engineer’s Place in Activism

  It seems that over the last few months, there has been a push for social activism that I have not...

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March 27, 2017, teampoint

Bridging the Divide One Story at a Time

  I grew up shrouded with privilege. I’m not just referring to the racial and economic status I was...

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March 23, 2017, teampoint

How Bathrooms Enforce the Gender Binary

  Today I read an article discussing the possible criminal legal implications of the flourishing...

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March 10, 2017, teampoint

Hidden Figures, the Right to Public Space, and Histories of Resistance

  There are many reasons why I love the movie “Hidden Figures,” a film about the brave and...

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March 06, 2017, teampoint

Lack of Queer Sex Ed is More Than Tragedy, It’s State Violence

  For my community service project this year, I chose to compile sexual health resources that were...

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March 02, 2017, teampoint

DSCH and Politicized Symphonies As They Exist Today

  It has been said that “all art is political.” In the history of Western classical music, this has...

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February 20, 2017, teampoint

"First they came": Speaking Out Against Injustices

First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they...

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February 17, 2017, teampoint

Finding A Safe Haven in Singapore

Photo: HSBC Point Scholar Kylie in Singapore   The temples of Southeast Asia and the lush expanses...

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February 13, 2017, teampoint

Being Transgender In Family Medicine

I am eternally grateful to the Point Foundation as a I write this, with my graduation both from the...

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