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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...

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...

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, gay,...

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 brilliant...

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...

January 23, 2017, teampoint

LGBTQ+ Identity and Impostor Syndrome

When I first discovered the Point Foundation website, I went directly to the list of scholarship...

November 02, 2016, teampoint

Ask a Scholar: Advice applying for a Point scholarship a second time?

Question: Hi! I applied last year and made it to the semi-finalist round. My test scores are very...

September 09, 2016, teampoint

Being Trans in the Classroom

I meant to write this blog post about being trans while teaching. It will be about that, but as I...

March 01, 2016, teampoint

What’s the Point? A Journey of Existentialism in College

By Point Scholar Joan Going to college gave me the opportunity to build a new life from the ground...

January 02, 2014, teampoint

Point Scholar Siddarth Creates LGBTQ+ Lecture Series at UC Davis

Photo: Point Scholar Sid (left) with students from the LGBTQ+ lecture series. Point Scholars are...

September 04, 2012, teampoint

'Queering History' with Maggie Keenan-Bolger

Thanks to The Palette Fund for underwriting Point Foundation's Summer Internship Program, I spent...

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