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Family's Rejection Started Gay Youth on Activist Course — Ty A. Allison, The Dallas Morning News, 6/21/07

Local Gay Scholars Awarded Point Scholarships — Pulse of the Twin Cities, 6/19/07

Interview with Point Foundation Scholar and Mother Kim Hackford-Peer — Mombian.com, 6/18/07

Point Foundation Gives Scholarships to 38 students for 2007 School Year; 14 Students with NE Ties Among Recipients — William Henderson, In Newsweekly 6/14/07

L.A. Student Gets Point Foundation Scholarship — IN Los Angeles Magazine, 6/12/07

Angela Clements, Tim Bresnahan: an Interview on XM Radio's The Agenda, 6/12/07

Scholarships for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students — WTOP (Washington DC), 6/12/07

Members of Myriad Minority Groups, These Students Succeed — By Burt Constable, Chicago Daily Herald, 6/12/07

Interview with Point Foundation Scholar and Mother Tina Owen — Mombian.com, 6/11/07

Persons of Interest: Point Scholarship Winners: For gay students, award means more than money — By Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune, 6/10/07

Point Foundation announces 2007 scholars — BayWindows.com, 6/7/07

Interview with Jorge Valencia — About.com, 6/5/07

Betting on LGBT Scholars — GayCityNews, 3/22/07

A Lifeline for LGBT Students Ready to Change the World — New York Blade, 1/26/07

Students can apply for LGBT scholarships — Bay Area Reporter, 11/25/07

A Growing Foundation for Gay Students — InsideHigherEd.com, 1/4/07

Point Foundation Moves Headquarters, Appoints New Staff — Philanthropy News Digest, 1/3/07

Jorge Valencia was appointed executive director of Point Foundation — DiversityInc, 1/3/07

2006

Learning to Love Himself Awakens an Activist — Gracie Bonds Staples, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10/11/06

Judy Shepard on Acceptance, Diversity, Politics, and the Generation That Will Change Everything — and — The Point Foundation: Supporting the Next Generation in LGBT Leadership — Hilary Kyle, Orange County/Long Beach Blade Newsmagazine, 8/3/06

Point Foundation Names New Executive Director — The Advocate, 7/26/06

Foundation Honors Top Gay Scholars — Stephanie Conduff, The Boston Globe, 7/23/06

UC Grad Swims Upstream in Clifton — Lori Kurtzman, The Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH, 7/9/06

MSU Student Wins LGBT Scholarship — Laura Misjak, MSU State News, East Lansing, MI, 7/7/06

Point Foundation on WNBC New York — 6/215/06

Gay Activist Wins College Scholarship — Charles Yoo, Atlanta Journal- Constitution, 6/29/06

U. Va. Graduate is Point Scholar. She's One of 30 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Recipients — Tiffany Hsu, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 6/21/06

A Point of Light For Gay and Lesbian Kids — Terrence McDonald, Out in Jersey, Dec 05 - Jan 06

From Surviving to Thriving to Leading the Way: Point Scholars are Hard at work Cultivating Community — Khadijah Britton, Velvet Park Magazine, Winter/Spring Issue 2006

Breaking Into the Big Leagues with a Noble Cause: Vance Lancaster and the Point Foundation — Frontiers ,3/29/2006

Support for Gay Students: Scholarships Lend Financial, Emotional Aid — The Indianapolis Star, 2/12/06

2005

Point Foundation on Oprah — "When I Knew I was Gay," 11/17/05

The Point Foundation is Featured in Time Magazine, 10/10/05
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An Alternative Story of Triumph Over Trauma — The Boston Globe,  9/4/05

Point Foundation Seeks Mentors for Marginalized LGBT Students — The Empty Closet, 8/22/05

Abandoned but Not Alone — Thomas Oliphant, The Boston Globe, 2/20/05

Aid Grows To Support Gay College Students: Rights Group Foster Scores of Scholarships — Susan Kinzie, The Washinton Post, 2/21/05

The Gay Child Left Behind: Point Foundation Comes Forward — Dan Savage, The New York Times, 2/17/05

Point Foundation Awards Scholarship to Maya Keyes, daughter of Politician Alan Keyes: When Sexuality Undercuts A Family's Ties — Marc Fisher, The Washington Post, 2/13/05

2004

The Point Foundation: Increasing the Value of the Scholar — Windy City Times, 12/22/04

There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays — USA Today, Craig Wilson, 12/14/04

Fast-Growing LGBT Scholarship Foundation Welcomes New Trustees — Gaywired.com, 12/09/04

A Refuge for Gay Students When Families Turn Away — The New York Times, Samuel G. Freedman, 12/8/04

Lending Scholars a Financial Hand — Gay City News, October 7, 2004

From Closet to College: Financial Support is on the Rise for a Population that is 'Underserved' — Newsday, October 4, 2004

Gay students offered special scholarships, CNN, September 13, 2004

Life Lessons: Mentoring LGBT Youth — IN Magazine, September 2004 (scroll to mid-article for story on our scholar and his mentor)

Prestigious Gay Scholarship —Qvegas, August 2004

2004 GLBT ‘Point Scholars’ announced —OutFront Colorado, 7/28/04

Central Texas Achievements: Teen Wins $13,100 Scholarship —Austin American-Statesman, 7/20/04 (requires free registration)

Foundation names executive director, scholarship recipients — Dallas Voice, 7/15/04

GLBT youth win college scholarships — PlanetOut Network, 7/14/04 & also Gay.com, 7/13/04

New director, scholarships at Point, (scroll down the page "Newswatch") Gay Chicago Magazine

Point Foundation names new executive director, awards more than $1 million for gay youth — The Advocate, 7/2/04

Article on Rohan Barrett — Windy City Times, 6/23/04

Leaving a legacy of opportunity for gay students — Miami Herald, 6/12/04

2003

Group helps gay youth financially, emotionally — San Francisco Chroncicle, 12/21/03

School's Out: The New Generation of Queer College Students — Frontiers Magazine

Student Spotlight: Julie Schell — Columbia University, Teacher's College

The Point Foundation Awards $132,000 in College Scholarships — Proud Parenting

The Point Foundation Awards $132,000 in College Scholarships — U.S. Newswire, 9/9/03

Scholars get first national GLBT-specific award — GAY.com, 9/10/03

Scholarships benefit local students — Bay Windows

Scholars get first national GLBT-specific award — Gay.com / PlanetOut Partners Network, September 10, 2003