Gay male nurse stereotype?

I notice a lot of gay men in nursing because I keep an eye out for them However I doubt there's a higher concentration of gay men in this profession compared to others. It's wrongly assumed, unfortunately.

What I found really funny was that I started nursing training a year and a half ago and I have been labelled as a stud with the women. Funny thing is I am the one that's actually gay in the cohort! I don't hear too much of the male nurses = gay though I must admit that when I tell people what I do they go 'oh well that is about right (gay and nursing)'.

I've never assumed that any of the guys in my courses were gay and I'm fairly certain that none of them are. I have a few male nurse friends and none of them are gay either.

I dunno bro, I'm a single guy who is fit. I'm sure I'll hear all about it. But I'm also a former US Marine. So maybe not. Especially after I have to mean mug half of them they will cut it out.

I'm a straight male student, and I only know of one gay student that goes to another school. But I was on stage at a gay bar (dont ask) and when I said i was going to be a nurse, about 8 people out of 50 were nurses and started applauding me. Then they yelled "oh He must be gay", they werent serious obviously, I know it was just a joke, but i thought it may be worth mentioning that they joked about nursing being a gay mans profession.

Well, it's because there are more men in the profession, and I think that is helping alot. Many stereotypes do somewhat begin with a factual basis, it's just that it may have applied to a very small number of people and no longer applies at all. I think at one time there may have been a disproportionate number of gay men in the profession, but that is certainly no longer the case....so the stereotype "stuck".

In my experience, among male students & nurses alike -gays ARE there, but the straight-gay ratio is probably not much different than what it is among the general male population. There might indeed be some slight overrepresentation of gays, but it's not like the world of male nursing is just one big giant gay-fest. I don't know; I'm straight, and this is just my own perception of it. In my class, we have about 250 or so. I'm guessing that maybe about 10-20% are male, and of those, there's only one I can think of right off hand who is gay. And I'm not even entirely sure about him; I just get that vibe. I could be wrong. *shrugs* Either way, it's all good. If any females doubt my own orientation, I can assure them that it's definitely hetero.

Nurses who are successful and most notable seem to have a very maternalistic, outgoing, caring, etc. personality. The common personality is stereotyped as feminine. Males acting feminine are stereotyped as gay. Think of the stereotype of gay males, that they are all flamboyant with highpitched nasal voices and their main concerns are boys and fashion. How often is this stereotype true? Rarely

Two of my ex-boyfriends are former U.S. Marines......(Just for the record, I am a gay man).

Let me start off by saying that I am gay.

I do agree that the sterotype is probably d/t the fact that, historically, nursing is a woman's job (historically--not my view of course). I tended to buy into this stereotype when I started school (in my mind, I pictued at least 50% of the guys in my class would be gay). As far as I know only myself and 2 other guys are gay (out of about ~25 guys in my class). On the floor, the vast majority of male nurses I have encountered are not gay. (BTW, I hope I do not sound either disappointed or happy--I am not trying to express either).