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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...

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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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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March 23, 2017, teampoint

How Bathrooms Enforce the Gender Binary

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

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March 06, 2017, teampoint

Lack of Queer Sex Ed is More Than Tragedy, It’s State Violence

For my community service project this year, I chose to compile sexual health resources that were...

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February 27, 2017, teampoint

History of the Word: Transgender

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

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January 30, 2017, teampoint

Raising Awareness, Standing in Solidarity: Celebrating Intersex

Intersex flag Hey there, dear reader! It’s January and I’ve been thinking. I’ve been thinking about...

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January 18, 2017, teampoint

How to Resist a Trump Presidency

I sat on the couch with my partner and one of my mothers as we decided to watch the documentary...

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December 07, 2016, teampoint

Affirming Identity Documentation for Michigan's Trans Community

In my home state of Oregon, we vote at home via mail-in ballots. But in Michigan, where I go to...

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November 23, 2016, teampoint

With Change Comes Surprises

They say that when you come out of the closet, you pass your parents going in. Not long after I...

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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...

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