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Going to community college can be a difficult balance, and for LGBTQ students, being successful in school means also fighting oppression and adversity from their school environments. In a survey of Point Community College applicants between 2019 and 2020, 50% or more of LGBTQ community college students reported that they had been discriminated against at […]
Looking for your next great read? Add these recommendations from this year’s class of Point Scholars to your list! 1. Undrowned by Alexis Pauline Gumbs 2. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel My LGBTQ must-read is Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel. Bechdel does a fantastic job of telling her life story in a way that is […]
Heading back to school? 2021 Point Scholars Michael Davidson, Jennifer Faris, Andreas Copes, Alexzander Baesten, and Nicholas Rodriguez have some tried and true tips to help you start the year off right! 1. Organize your time “Get organized! Once you know your schedule and get your syllabi, write important dates on a calendar and your […]
I am fortunate and privileged to live in a one-bedroom apartment with my partner. Yet, I often complain about feeling isolated and trapped, despite having 750 square feet to live, work and quarantine together. Meanwhile, just 20 miles away, in San Quentin State Prison, approximately 3,507 incarcerated people share a 5 feet by 7 feet […]
I was dressed in a navy suit with red corgi socks and a pink bow tie. I had looked at myself in the mirror earlier in the morning and sincerely asked myself if I looked “too gay” for this interview. After all, I wanted to be taken seriously, and I did not want homophobia – […]
On October 7th, the country eagerly awaited oral argument in the Supreme Court case Harris Funeral Home v. EEOC. Along with two other cases, Harris Funeral Home was to decide whether employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or transgender status would be protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. And regardless of the […]
Picture this: It is September 6, 2018. Following a whirlwind of events, I’ve just landed in Los Angeles to attend a weekend conference with fellow scholarship recipients. I’m sitting in a room with over a dozen other LGBTQ+ community college students who have begun hurriedly getting to know each other and laughing. I am among […]
I spent a couple of hours in between classes browsing through children’s literature theory, as one does, not looking into anything too seriously. I had just been exposed to the genre of theory and was a little skeptical. What is there to say about Mother Goose and Captain Underpants? It wasn’t until I stumbled upon […]
It had been 3 years since I had returned to Ohio University to finish my undergraduate music degree, and almost everything had changed. Most of my colleagues had graduated and went on to start their careers or continue their education; I had never felt so vulnerable and alone as I did walking into the Ohio […]
Throughout my childhood, I lived my life with a closed mouth. I was every parent’s dream. It only took me once to do what I was told in my household, school, sports, and any other space I decided to exert my presence. I took each day as a song on replay beginning with school and […]