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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...

September 10, 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...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Vanessa Warri

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? UCLA. I attended UCLA as an...

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January 21, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Maddie Klementyn

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? Portland State University -...

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February 04, 2020, teampoint

Trans stories written by trans kids

Photo by Foluke Oshin/Libraries Taskforce I spent a couple of hours in between classes browsing...

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January 30, 2020, teampoint

Returning to College Post-Transition

Image by Fredrik Andersson It had been 3 years since I had returned to Ohio University to finish my...

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January 06, 2020, teampoint

Updating UCLA's all-gender restroom map

Photo credit: Daily Bruin Many trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people often have to...

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April 30, 2019, teampoint

Confessions of a Recovering Impostor

On the evening of October 13, 2018, I gave a speech in the International Ballroom of the Beverly...

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March 29, 2019, teampoint

Transgender Day of Visibility 2024 | Point Foundation

What is International Transgender Day of Visibility? “International Transgender Day of Visibility...

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January 01, 2019, teampoint

Significant Impact

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

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July 16, 2018, teampoint

Increasing Representation for Queer Scientists

Growing up in the Midwest as a half-Japanese, closeted tomboy, I definitely didn’t see myself in...

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May 31, 2018, teampoint

We Need Better Protection For the Trans Community in Prisons

This post contains mentions of sexual assault. When I was a young child I lived for hours and hours...

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May 14, 2018, teampoint

Day of #ScholarlyAction

What is a #ScholarlyAction? Just like the hard work done by Point Foundation’s scholarship...

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