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Pride and Prejudice: The LGBTQ Volunteer Experience
Republished with permission from Peace Corps West blog Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, personally identifiable information (including names) of current Volunteers has been changed. When...
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Living & Working Abroad as an LGBTQ Peace Corps Volunteer
On Wednesday, July 1st, Peace Corps Diversity Recruiter Travis Bluemling held a live streamed webinar with four panelist regarding their experience in service as it relates to their their LGBTQ...
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The Rainbow History of Peace Corps
LGBT RPCV is proud to once again present a session at the National Peace Corps Association’s annual gathering, Peace Corps Connect. This year, our presentation is titled “The Rainbow History of Peace...
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A Rainbow Week at Peace Corps Connect
In conjunction with the National Peace Corps Association(NPCA)’s annual gathering, Peace Corps Connect, LGBT RPCV participated in a variety of different social and educational events. Below is a brief...
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Freedom To Marry Movie
The Freedom To Marry is the behind-the-scenes story of the architects of this historic civil rights movement and the brilliant, nerve-wracking campaign to win same sex marriage throughout the United...
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NPCA’s Wedding Wednesdays
Did you know that the NPCA collects and publishes Peace Corps wedding stories? In fact, in 2015, LGBT RPCV made a concerted effort to make sure there was more same-sex couple representation in the...
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Peace East: Outcry
Reposted with permission, CLICK HERE for original post complete with photos. By: Colton Davies, China 2014-2016 I applied to Peace Corps accepting the fact that, for two years, I’d be locking myself in...
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Why Peace Corps Pride celebrations are essential: thoughts of an openly gay...
Reposted with permission My husband and I serve together as Peace Corps volunteers. We’re happy to work in our tiny community on the rice plains. We’re glad we could choose the country we serve in. One...
View ArticleOUTspoken – Jim Kelly
OUTspoken is a monthly LGBTQ storytelling event at Chicago’s Sidetrack video bar, CLICK here to learn more. In August of this year, RPCV Jim Kelly spoke about his time in the Peace Corps. From the...
View ArticleMy Peace Corps Story: Pride Edition
Originally posted on the My Peace Corps Story website, CLICK HERE Homosexuality is illegal in Senegal. When Patrick Driscoll found this out before he departed for his Peace Corps service, he was...
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