Don’t Let Extremists Deny LGBTQ+ Students an Education
The executive director of Point Foundation discusses the affects of anti-LGBTQ+ laws on students who seek to continue their education.
June 14, 2023
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An NYC musician lost his son to fentanyl. Now, he's honoring him with an LGBTQ+ benefit show
Musician Rich Pagano is honoring his son's legacy with a benefit concert for the Nic Pagano Scholarship Fund, which helps LGBTQ+ people pay for addiction treatment.
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Finding queer hope in the face of adversity this Mentorship Month
One mentor finds energy and hope in the LGBTQ youth of today.
January 31, 2024
Justin Simien: Being Queer Is 'Like a Superpower'
The creator of Dear White People and Bad Hair reflected on how far we've come after he received the Point Foundation's Horizon Award.
November 19, 2020
This Year's Setbacks Offer Opportunities to Recruit Future Leaders
The first year of Donald Trump's presidency has been exhausing and demoralizing. But it's also been galvanizing, writes Matt Kidd.
November 16, 2017
A Gay Man Does Good and LGBT College Students Reap the Windfall
Citigroup executive Chad Leat gifted $1 million to the University of Kansas, which will establish one of the nation's largest LGBT-centered scholarships.
March 6, 2018
Meet the Creator of SOULE, a New Digital Mag for Black LGBTQ+ Folks
The outlet was inspired by the Harlem Renaissance.
September 2, 2020
Colleges Step Up to Help LGBT Students in Need
Some schools have established funds to aid students who face a loss of family financial support after they come out.
June 22, 2015
A Queer Program for Becoming the Boss
As politics move backward, Stanford's new LGBT Executive Program offers a nice push forward.
November 20, 2017
After BYU Revives Antigay Honor Code, LGBTQ Students Urged to Transfer
A crowdfunding campaign was launched to help LGBTQ students leave Brigham Young University.
March 6, 2020
Florida Pol Cuts Off Man Who Associates LGBTQ People With Pedophiles
Republican Rep. Travis Cummings shut down Florida gadfly Greg Pound's homophobic remarks at a committee hearing.
February 27, 2020
DeVos Won't Say If She Would Withhold Federal Funding From Schools That Discriminate
Rep. Barbara Lee called DeVos's statements "appalling and sad."
May 25, 2017
Trump administration kills $18.5 million in funding for diversity, LGBTQ+ support
That includes funding for a global anti-hate summit and programs providing affirming therapy for queer youth.
July 18, 2025
LGBTQ Nation Claims Its Readers Named Alt-Right Troll 'Person of the Year'
The LGBT news site incited backlash after its "readers" voted for Milo Yiannopoulos.
January 6, 2017
LGBTQ Activist Marsha P. Johnson Honored on Pride-Themed Beer Cans
The design from a Washington, D.C.-based artist pays homage to Johnson and also to the 27 trans deaths that occurred in 2018 and early 2019.
April 18, 2019
Bud Light Pledges $200k to Support LGBTQ+ Business Owners of Color
It comes weeks after the brand received fierce backlash over a partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
May 31, 2023
Fully Vaxxed But Lost to COVID: Houston Mourns Out Realtor, Activist
John Buchanan, a casualty of the pandemic, was fully vaccinated but had underlying health conditions.
September 10, 2021
Florida Vouchers Channel Millions to Anti-LGBTQ Religious Schools
An Orlando Sentinel investigation found that the publicly funded program sent $129 million just last year to schools with anti-LGBTQ policies.
January 27, 2020
Editor's Letter: The World Without Matthew Shepard
Judy and Dennis Shepard took their son's tragedy and built a foundation to make something good out of something so heartbreakingly tragic.
September 24, 2018
MacKenzie Scott Donates $1.7 Billion to LGBTQ+, Gender, Racial Equity
The third richest woman in the world is putting her money where her mouth is.
July 29, 2020
My Journey as a Gay Latino Mormon from South Texas
As rights for marginalized groups began to grow, so did the violence against Latine, LGBTQ+, and other diverse communities, writes the Point Foundation's Jorge Valencia.
September 6, 2023