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Knowledge is key to advocating for LGBTQ equality. Use the Point guide that summarizes stats about the LGBTQ student experience on American campuses and how you can support LGBTQ students now ➡ https://lnkd.in/gy6SnzYG

After observing the underrepresentation of queer people in the legal profession, Point Flagship Scholar and EY Scholarship recipient Gabriel Castro took on the responsibility of connecting first-year law students to Columbia University’s LGBTQ law student organization on campus. See more ways you can help LGBTQ students thrive and succeed at school at https://lnkd.in/gx3qFKmU

On Monday I attended the Point Foundation Homecoming 2024 to celebrate #LTBTQ+ scholars - the event kicked off OUT in Higher Ed Week! It was inspiring to hear students share about how Point’s support helps unlock opportunity and creates community for them. I am proud to support Point Foundation - The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund - because it empowers LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential. This week, your gift to LGBTQ students will have double the impact! Thanks to Point donors, Grant Miller and Tony Masiello, and Voya Financial®, all gifts made between Oct. 28-Nov. 1 will be matched up to $15,000. Find out more and donate at https://lnkd.in/gk7JKX-r. If you want to learn more about how to fight for LBGTQ+ equality sign up to attend this Friday’s panel below, where Point scholars will discuss what’s needed to reverse anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.

States nationwide are enforcing new policies that target LGBTQ students’ education, LGBTQ services, and hiring and recruitment policies. Point Scholars discuss how anti-LGBTQ policy affects them and their education at https://lnkd.in/gUnwJg-K

This Out in Higher Ed Week, we encourage everyone to unite to support LGBTQ students. One of the steps of advocating for students is to learn. Take a quiz to test your knowledge and learn about the LGBTQ student experience on campus. Take the quiz today➡ https://lnkd.in/gBh8dM3Q

As chair of the Yale LGBTQ Leadership Roundtable and graduate coordinator of outreach at his school’s LGBTQ Center, Point Flagship Scholar and Kadel & Gerhardt Scholarship recipient Alejandro Sánchez Flores is passionate about creating spaces where LGBTQ students can truly belong. Learn about more students ensuring a better future for us all and how you can support them at https://lnkd.in/gqsU7sNz

Wells Fargo colleagues attended the Point Foundation Homecoming 2024 to celebrate LGBTQ Scholars! Point Foundation - The National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund - empowers LGBTQ students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential. Thank you Shantae Joseph, MBA and D. Michelle Martin, CSM for your leadership. Always a pleasure to join Robert Schapira, Trung T Tieu, Peter Kouzmov, and Edwin L. Figueroa-Schrier in support of our communities. #WeAreWellsFargo #BankOfDoing #WellLifeAmbassador

LGBTQ students nationwide face bullying, harassment, and assault on campus. Stand up for yourself, or find ways you can be a good ally for change on your campus: know your rights, build community, find allies, speak out, and practice self-care. Get more tips to change the policies at your school to improve the conditions for LGBTQ students at https://lnkd.in/g6zUmR_C

Join Point Foundation alumni and students who are political thought leaders as they discuss the strategies, policies, and activism needed to reverse anti-LGBTQ legislation and protect and advance equal rights for LGBTQ Americans. RSVP for our Nov. 1 panel at https://lnkd.in/gEUBVHXG OutVote HQ Alex Morse Ranen Miao Jenna Smith Isaac James Joie L.

Point Flagship Scholar Alejandro Sánchez Flores kicked off #OutInHigherEdWeek yesterday at Yale! See how you can get involved in Point’s week celebrating LGBTQ students – and print your own stickers to wear on campus – at https://lnkd.in/gtHzRGpZ 🌈🎓