What is it like to be a Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Volunteer?
Peace Corps Volunteers must be U.S. citizens at least 18 years of age. Married couples without dependent children may be accepted if the spouse also qualifies for an assignment. There is no upper age limit. The Peace Corps does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political affiliation. All Peace Corps services are administered on this non-discriminatory basis. Peace Corps accepts and considers applications for volunteer service from any qualified individual, whether heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, or gay. However, in accordance with the Peace Corps Legal Eligibility Guidelines, we cannot give special consideration to the joint placement of any couples who are not legally married. As same-sex marriages are yet to be recognized by the federal government, it is the Peace Corps’ policy to consider such couples only as individual applicants. This is true of any pair of applicants whether unmarried couples, fr
