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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 campuses across the country enact the anti-LGBTQ, and anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies passed in 2023, 2024 begins with more than 470 proposed anti-LGBTQ bills in state...

December 08, 2017, teampoint

Mindfulness and the non-binary body

Recently I began facilitating a mindful meditation practice at the Gender Identity Center (GIC) of...

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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 up...

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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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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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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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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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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,...

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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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