Peace Corps bars transition-related medical care, forcing out transgender volunteers

Under the administration's two-sexes policy, Peace Corps medical staff were prohibited from providing any "transition-related" care to serving volunteers, and transgender volunteers on gender-affirming treatment were reportedly told to choose between discontinuing treatment or accepting medical separation and immediate termination of service — with loss of benefits contingent on completing two years. Returned-volunteer advocates report the change breached previously promised medical support. Precise issuance date and directive text have not been publicly released; the change followed EO 14168 implementation during 2025. (Passport/gender-marker effects on volunteers flow from State Department policy; see section 6.)