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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. 

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...

January 15, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Kishan Patel

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? UC Riverside School of...

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July 02, 2020, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Social Distancing is a Privilege

Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area I am fortunate and privileged to live in a one-bedroom apartment with my...

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March 19, 2020, teampoint

Should I come out in my application?

I was dressed in a navy suit with red corgi socks and a pink bow tie. I had looked at myself in the...

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October 28, 2019, teampoint

Placing LGBTQ Health Disparities Under a Microscope

Throughout my life, I have always tried to follow my curiosity. I was a Freshman in high school the...

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October 19, 2018, teampoint

Reproductive health is also LGBTQ health

I have always been cognizant of the health disparities and difficulty in accessing care that is...

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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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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...

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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...

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December 14, 2016, teampoint

When “Picking and Choosing Your Battles” Feels Like Surrender

My medical school’s first year curriculum dedicates a single hour-long small-group discussion to...

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October 21, 2016, teampoint

Embracing Diversity

Our times are charged with issues of diversity--now more than ever before, minority issues are in...

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January 02, 2014, teampoint

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...

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November 20, 2013, teampoint

Point Scholars Educating Medical Students on Transgender Healthcare Issues

Point Scholars are required to complete an annual Community Service Project (CSP) that will...

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