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In this week’s episode of In the Den, Jen sits down with Point Foundation Executive Director and CEO Jorge Valencia to discuss everything from his experiences growing up closeted and gay in a conservative religion in the South in the 80’s, to his time as president and executive director of the Trevor Project, to his current position as executive director and CEO of the Point Foundation, which offers both need and merit based scholarships to the LGBTQ community. Jorge’s passion to help LGBTQ youth comes through in this lively conversation about overcoming the barriers that queer youth face in today’s world. 

Special Guest: Jorge Valencia

Jorge Valencia has served as the Point Foundation’s Executive Director and CEO since 2007. Point provides financial support, leadership training, and mentorship to queer US college students from around the world. Before that, Jorge served as President and Executive Director of The Trevor Project from 2001 — 2006. Jorge earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University in 1989. As an openly gay man who grew up in a Mormon Latino family in Texas, Jorge has a keen personal awareness of many of the issues of rejection and marginalization faced by many LGBTQ youth. Jorge is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and is an accomplished public speaker. Jorge has a passion for helping LGBT youth and has an ability to communicate effectively with both the LGBTQ community and the general public. 

Links from the Show:

• The Point Foundation: https://pointfoundation.org/ 
• The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
• Trevor Project Resources: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/ 
• Jorge’s bio at Point: https://pointfoundation.org/about/staff 
• Jorge on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovalencia 
• Jorge on X: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fjvalencia 
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