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THE NSTCTN OF MEN WHO ARE NURS AS GAY
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Everyone has a sexual orientatn; lbian and gay people are mostly attracted to people of the same sex, romantilly and sexually, while heterosexuals are mostly attracted to people of the oppose sex. Transgenr people may intify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or none of the above. 5% of Amerins intify themselv as lbian, gay, or bisexual, and 0.
10, 11 A 2015 study found that heterosexual nurs held strong implic preferenc for heterosexual people over gay and lbian people. 20 In one study, lbian, gay, and bisexual rponnts stat whout protective polici were five tim more likely than those other stat to have two or more mental disorrs. 21 In fact, another study found that LGB people who live muni wh high levels of antigay prejudice die 12 years earlier than their peers other muni.
THE ATTUS OF NURSG STUNTS TOWARDS LBIANS AND GAY MAL TURKEY
There is a paradox between wispread lls for men to participate more rg and disurs which stereotype male nurs as gay and nflate homosexualy and sexual predatn. The stigmatizg disurs create a barrier to rg and, aligned wh the prence of homophobia the workplace … * homosexuality and nursing *
27 Siarly, gay llege stunts are more likely to smoke when they have to nceal their sexual orientatn. Gay and bisexual men are at higher risk for sexually transmted fectns, pecially muni of lor.
This study was nducted wh 158 nursg stunts g the Homosexualy Attus Sle as a scriptive and explorative study to terme the attus of nursg stunts towards lbians and gay mal and the affectg factors. As a rult, was found that the stunts' attus were mor … * homosexuality and nursing *
Transgenr dividuals are at creased risk for beg victims of vlence and have a high prevalence of sexually transmted fectns, mental health issu, and suici; they are also ls likely to have health surance than heterosexual or lbian, gay, or bisexual dividuals. Washgton, DC: Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force; 2010. Instute of Medice, Commtee on Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Health Issu and Rearch Gaps and Opportuni.