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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. 

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...

January 24, 2022, Sarah Mason

Point denounces Florida House Bill 1557

Point Foundation condemns Florida House Bill 1557, also known as the "don't say gay bill" for the...

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December 12, 2021, Hope Harris

Point Scholar Perspectives: Out in Higher Education

This November, Point Foundation presented our inaugural Out in Higher Ed Week, a campaign designed...

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December 11, 2021, Hope Harris

A Message from Jorge Valencia, Executive Director & CEO

Photo: Jorge Valencia, Point Foundation's Executive Director & CEO As we approach 2022, we are now...

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December 06, 2021, Manny Faria

Handling Holiday Stress as an LGBTQ Student

Holidays are stressful for everyone— there’s pressure related to gift-giving, travel arrangements...

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May 31, 2021, Andrae Vigil-Romero

NOT SITTING ON THE SIDELINES

As Marisa O’Gara finishes her studies at Cornell Law School, she is energized to emerge from the...

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December 08, 2020, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Jessica Chiriboga

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? I am attending Dartmouth...

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November 22, 2020, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Meet Point Scholar Josh Aiken

What college/university are you attending and what made you choose it? Yale University; I wanted to...

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October 05, 2020, Andrae Vigil-Romero

where do we begin?

at first, this was going to be a discussion of the pandemic, how it has shifted our attention and...

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July 30, 2020, Andrae Vigil-Romero

Thank You, Wells Fargo!

https://youtu.be/94t24lAkkN8 Testing 123

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January 30, 2019, teampoint

Creating Space For Yourself

HSBC Point Scholar Landon Marchant and their dog, Malibu It was 9:30 am on a Sunday. I looked at my...

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January 06, 2019, teampoint

Tips for STEM Mentors

It has been repeatedly proven that LGBTQ people face disproportionate rates of poverty, mental...

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July 01, 2015, teampoint

These 36 Young People are the Future of the LGBTQ Community!

Point Foundation is providing scholarships and mentoring to a new class of 36 incredibly talented...

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