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Peace Corps Program, Not Jordanian Hospitality, Temporarily Suspended
– Sarah Bender, RPCV I tend to enjoy watching people’s eyes grow wide when I share with them I served in the Peace Corps in Jordan (not every lesbian’s top choice for a stint abroad). Their surprise...
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A Night in the Chadian Rainforest
– Michael Varga, RPCV, Chad Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Under Chad’s Spell, a novel by Michael Varga, based on his experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chad. 726 PCVs served in Chad over...
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Uganda Comes to Albany – a Book Review
– Mike Learned, RPCV, Malawi Dick Lipez is a RPCV, Ethiopia, former DC Peace Corps staff, longtime journalist and editorial writer, and keen observer of the political, social, and human rights issues...
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What it’s like to serve as a queer Volunteer – in Nicaragua
– Charleen Johnson Stoever, Current PCV Editor’s Note: This story first appeared on Peace Corps Passport. It is reposted here with the authorization of the Peace Corps Passport staff. You can read...
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Serving as the First: A Same-Sex Couple Perspective
By Jessica and Khayla My partner and I knew that we always wanted to join Peace Corps. Like all those who have come before us, it was a dream. We didn’t want to become another person in their aging...
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Lending a Hand to Peru, Returning to the Closet
– Tymon Manning, RPCV 2011-13 As a muscled male model playfully flits across the screen on my favorite Peruvian show, “Combate,” my host sister calls him, in English, a butterfly. “Como se dice...
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Peace Corps Northeast Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month
Reprinted with permission from Peace Corps Northeast. In celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month, Peace Corps Northeast Recruiter Zoe Armstrong discusses how her experience living and working as an LGBTQ...
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Why gay marriage matters
by Philip Rodenbough Originally posted on Peace Through Chemistry: (Mis)Adventures in Guinea and Burkina Faso (philgoestoguinea.blogspot.com) on Friday, April 29, 2011 “Give me your tired, your poor,...
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Returning to Honduras
– Elizabeth Fuhrman, RPCV When I was a Peace Corps volunteer in the 80’s, we didn’t have a lot of tools to capture and share our experiences. No video camera or cell phone to record and upload images...
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The Boatman: An Indian Love Story
-John Burbidge (burbidge@centurytel.net), author. Although I was not a member of the Peace Corps, I have a strong affinity for it since I have lived in the US for 27 years, am married to an American,...
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WATCH: Peace Corps Response Volunters raise LGBT awareness in Jamaica
Reprinted with permission from Peace Corps Passport Peace Corp Response Volunteers serve communities around the world engaging in specialty projects. Watch how these dedicated Volunteers work with...
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Dear Friends: A Story from Ethiopia
By RPCV Ethiopia, 2012-2014 Dear Friends, My second day in Ethiopia, our group of volunteers crammed into the basement of a hotel for what had been called a “Diversity Panel.” The doors were shut, he...
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The First Peace Corps – Nicaragua LGBTQ Staff Training
Reprinted with permission from The Vulnerable Traveler In February 2015, I gave my first LGBTQ safe zone training to Peace Corps Nicaragua Staff (Made up of American and Nicaraguan citizens) with STAR,...
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Gay Crushes in Paraguay
Jeremy Haber (Paraguay 2013-2015) is from Franklin, TN and currently works as a part-time Peace Corps Recruiter and full-time graduate student in Business Analytics at the University of Tennessee...
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Why The Peace Corps Needs LGBTQ Safe Zone Trainings
Reprinted with permission from The Vulnerable Traveler As the coordinator of the Sexuality Training Awareness and Response (STAR) Peace Corps Volunteer committee in Nicaragua, I train staff and...
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Bringing the person I love home to America
Republished with permission from Peace Corps Stories By: Kyle Livingston We first met in July 2012 when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. He sent me an SMS saying, “Hey Guy!” I had no clue who...
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The Meaning of a Picnic
By: Hale Sargent When Peace Corps proposed a little Pride picnic in San Francisco it seemed like a casual thing. We’d gather in a park, share some stories, and go on with our lives. But when the day...
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How to Find Your Voice and Your Other Half in Two Years
Republished with permission from Peace Corps Northeast By: Fiona Martin and Marisa Vargo In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, Peace Corps East commends those who defy limitations and create a path for...
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Coming Out in Paraguay: the Post-Peace Corps Experience
By: Jeanetta Mohlke-Hill The last day in my Paraguayan community was one of the most emotional experiences I’ve ever had. I had been going around the last month to say goodbye to different families and...
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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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