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

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

February 13, 2025, Point Foundation

Why is the Department of Education Vital to All Postsecondary Students?

In recent weeks, news has been reported of the possibility of cuts to the Department of Education (ED), rule changes targeting LGBTQ+ student support and other groups, or the dismantling of the...

April 01, 2022, teampoint

Navigating Your New Queer Independence

As an LGBTQ+ high schooler, it was incredibly difficult to imagine a life beyond those four years....

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...

October 24, 2018, teampoint

Rewriting the Story for LGBTQ+ Students Heading to College

Photo: Seth Owen Everyone loves a story with a happy ending. One of the most heart-warming stories...

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...

March 23, 2017, teampoint

How Bathrooms Enforce the Gender Binary

Today I read an article discussing the possible criminal legal implications of the flourishing...

February 27, 2017, teampoint

History of the Word: Transgender

The many letters of “LGBTQ+” have a complex, often tense relationship: supposedly all under the...

September 09, 2016, teampoint

Being Trans in the Classroom

I meant to write this blog post about being trans while teaching. It will be about that, but as I...

September 04, 2012, teampoint

'Queering History' with Maggie Keenan-Bolger

Thanks to The Palette Fund for underwriting Point Foundation's Summer Internship Program, I spent...

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