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.
WHY DO SO MANY GAY MEN BEE NURS
* what percent of nurses are gay *
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. 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.