Disver the transformative work of LGBTQ+ healthre pneer E. Carolyn Inn, -founr of the Gay Nurs Alliance.
Contents:
- FLASHBACK FRIDAY - WHEN GAY NURS ORGANIZED FOR CHANGE
- GAY NURS ALLIANCE RERDS
- GAY NURS ALLIANCE
- GAY NURS ALLIANCE
FLASHBACK FRIDAY - WHEN GAY NURS ORGANIZED FOR CHANGE
Durg Pri Month, we highlight one of the earlit natnal anizatns for gay rights--tablished, not surprisgly, by nurs. * gay nurses alliance *
The Gay Nurs Alliance (GNA), found 10 months earlier by two registered nurs, E. “A gay nurse who ‘ out’ or is ‘disvered’ may shortly fd herself or himself unemployed.
Their symposium, “Gay People/Straight Health Care, ” featured an d-visual prentatn pictg the problems gay people enuntered.
This was news for the mastream dience: a gay man unable to vis his lover tensive re bee the hospal do not regnize homosexual relatnships; a nurse aaid to challenge anti-gay jok ma by lleagu; and a patient whose drsgs are neglected by homophobic hospal staff after a vis om his lover.
GAY NURS ALLIANCE RERDS
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The GNA beme the first natnal anizatn for gay, lbian, and bisexual nurs when lnched 1973 Philalphia, wh fewer than a dozen members.
Its goal was to make the healthre system safe and rponsive for gay people—staff and patients alike. That same year, homosexualy was officially stck om the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn’s roster of mental illns.
GAY NURS ALLIANCE
At a recent LGBT healthre nference, I was somewhat surprised to disver that many LGBT nurs attendance (and other healthre provirs and alli) were not aware of the disparate ways that gay male and lbian nurs have experienced the disciple of nursg. In some fields, LGB and T people may be lumped together bee… * gay nurses alliance *
Unls and until they are ted and sensized about gay health re issu, gay people will ntue to enunter problems and poor attus, if not outright hostily the health re system.
Lawrence, RN, print of the Gay Nurs Alliance.
”Most gay people worry about beg given equal treatment if they are hospalized and somehow their sexual preference be known.
GAY NURS ALLIANCE
In addn to providg a fom and support system for gay nurs, the GNA sought to te the health-re muny about gay liftyl and health ncerns. At that time, nursg curriculums clud ltle sexual tn and the GNA phed for velopg urs that would clu material on gay liftyl.