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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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Survey of LGBT RPCV Followers
To take the pulse of what LGBT RPCV followers think about our mostly virtual organization, a survey was announced through our listserv as well as via Facebook and Twitter. Seventy-seven (77) people...
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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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LGBT RPCV National Coordinator on the “Listening Tour”
by Manuel Colón, In my new role as National Coordinator for LGBT RPCV, I decided to make it a point to reach out to each of the continuing Steering Committee members and have a chat. I’ve dubbed this...
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Diversity’s hidden dimension : gays and lesbians in the Peace Corps
The following is the introduction from Jim Kelly’s thesis on gays and lesbians in the Peace Corps, “Diversity’s hidden dimension : gays and lesbians in the Peace Corps.” I was born on June 29, 1947 in...
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Join LGBT RPCV via the National Peace Corps Association today!
Happy Peace Corps Week! On behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, I want to invite you to formally affiliate with our network via the National Peace Corps...
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Social Justice in Today’s Social Environment
Prepared by Byron Williams Sankofa, Peace Corps’ Black/African-American employee affinity group, felt the need to compose a panel based on the conversations many members have had with other people of...
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AsylumConnect Launches New Resource Catalog for LGBTQ Asylum Seekers in the U.S.
By: Katie Sgarro *Article originally published on 2/18/16 in The Huffington Post (HuffPost Impact):...
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The Power of Video Stories
In September 2010, Dan Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, uploaded the very first It Gets Better video to YouTube. Within months, one video would grow to over 50,000, converting Dan and Terry’s...
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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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Peace Corps Week 2017
Peace Corps Week commemorates President Kennedy’s establishment of the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961. During this annual event, the Peace Corps community celebrates all the ways that Peace Corps makes a...
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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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2017 LGBT RPCV Pride Shirts
CLICK HERE to purchase your 2017 LGBT RPCV Pride Shirts right now Campaign live until May 11th with expected deliveries by June 1st. Funds collected from this campaign will be utilized to cover annual...
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