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Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide.

Discover stories about how Point Foundation LGBTQ students, alumni and network are impacting communities world-wide.

July 14, 2023, Point Foundation - The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund

2023 Anti-LGBTQ Laws in the Classroom

So far this year, 20 states passed anti-LGBTQ legislation according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Some state legislatures are still in session meaning that the tally of hateful laws could...

September 09, 2021, Hope Harris

5 Fall Must-Reads For LGBTQ Students

Looking for your next great read? Add these recommendations from this year's class of Point...

January 12, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Ranen Miao

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? Washington University in St....

March 15, 2020, teampoint

Queer Legal Activism in New Haven

On October 7th, the country eagerly awaited oral argument in the Supreme Court case Harris Funeral...

November 05, 2019, teampoint

Showing Up to the Polls

On November 5, 2019, state and local elections were held in communities across the United States,...

December 31, 2019, teampoint

Significant Impact

Mission: Point Foundation empowers promising LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic and...

April 22, 2018, teampoint

We have the right to marry, but not the right to be parents

While Obergefell v. Hodges prevented States from banning same-sex marriage, it did not stop States...

February 26, 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,...

January 15, 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...

January 02, 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...

September 18, 2017, teampoint

What it means to be UndocuTrans

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

September 04, 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...

July 30, 2017, teampoint

For the Trans Community, Military Means Opportunity

HSBC Point Scholar Landon Marchant (credit: Williams College) "Greater love has no one than this:...

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