It’s been said that lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) nurs form one of the largt mori wh the profsn, and yet they are hardly regnized as a subgroup. To date, limed data are available to terme jt how many nurs intify as LGBT (or some variatn of those letters, such as LGBTQ, which
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THE NSTCTN OF MEN WHO ARE NURS AS GAY
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 … * what percent of nurses are gay *
This paper is a report of a study to exame the nstctn of the stereotype of male nurs as gay, and to scribe how this disurse impacts on a group of New Zealand male nurs. A disurse stereotypg male nurs as gay is acpanied by one which privileg hegemonic masculy and margaliz homosexualy. A paradox emerged between the 'homosexual' general nurse and the 'heterosexual' psychiatric nurse.
WHY DO SO MANY GAY MEN BEE NURS
* what percent of nurses are gay *
The stigma associated wh homosexualy expos male nurs to homophobia the workplace.
The heterosexual men employed strategi to avoid the prumptn of homosexualy; the clud: avoidg ntact wh gay lleagu and overt exprsn of their heterosexualy. 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, ter men's entry to the profsn and may be important issu wh rpect to their retentn. I thk the actual qutn is, why are so many male nurs gay men?