Gay male nurse stereotype? - Page 8

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  1. Nov 12, '08 by
    I think you misunderstood the intent of my post. What I WAS trying to say is exactly what you typed. I was just saying that it seemed to me that some of the hospitals had a more comfortable environment for gay nurses and employees to work in, and there was a large number of gay employee working in that hospital. Depending upon what area of the country you live in attitudes are vastly different towards things.

    And I work with someone who I consider a friend who is gay and she told me as much as well.

    Just be the best nurse you can be and you will reflect positively on the profession. Sexuality should not be an issue.
  2. Nov 26, '08 by
    are u kidding me?? my class is 170... 10 guys...and 8 are gay.... we need some straight shooters here
  3. Nov 26, '08 by
    "straight shooters?"
    What's your point here brother? Why do you care what other dudes are in to? Focus on being the best you can in your career and why ARE YOU EVEN THINKING about the other dudes in your class???????
    You need to "shoot straight" and focus on your studies and stop thinking about the sexuality of the other men in your class. That's just WRONG dude. Totally WRONG.
  4. Nov 26, '08 by
    The reason I say this is because from my experience there seems to be more gay male nurses than straight male nurses. What is it about Nursing that attracts homosexual males so much?
    And the reason why I say straight shooters is because if we had more heterosexual males in nursing there would not be a stereotype that every male nurse in Nursing is Gay.
  5. Nov 26, '08 by
    Brother.....why do you care what other people think about nurses, male of female. Hold your head up high and dare others to go where you have gone! Bravo for following your dreams. Be proud of who YOU are, whatever that is, and live a genuine life. Everything else is someone else's hangup, not yours! Meantime, ENJOY all of the eligible females surrounding you. More straight dudes would mean more competition! Go for it!
  6. Nov 26, '08 by
    Quote from NursingStudent2222
    The reason I say this is because from my experience there seems to be more gay male nurses than straight male nurses. What is it about Nursing that attracts homosexual males so much?
    And the reason why I say straight shooters is because if we had more heterosexual males in nursing there would not be a stereotype that every male nurse in Nursing is Gay.
    I read these comments here from time to time and I still don't get it.

    Just where are these straight guys working or going to school where they are supposedly so outnumbered and surrounded by gay men in their class or work setting?
    Greenwich Village in NYC? Key West? West Hollywood?

    I'm gay and have been a nurse for nearly 12 years in different parts of the country and almost every place I've ever worked I have been either the only gay man or maybe one other gay man on my unit.

    Right now, there are 19 nurses on my unit. 7 are men and I'm the only gay one. I'm far outnumbered and that has been the norm for me throughout my career.

    So I'm inclined to believe that those of you who complain about so many gay male nurses must be working or going to school in more densely gay populated areas of the country.

    Either that or it's a strange coincidence that I just happened to have ended up always working at the very few hospitals where gay men were always outnumbered by straight men for 12 years in multiple cities and states.
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  7. Nov 27, '08 by
    Quote from RN34TX
    I read these comments here from time to time and I still don't get it.

    Just where are these straight guys working or going to school where they are supposedly so outnumbered and surrounded by gay men in their class or work setting?
    Greenwich Village in NYC? Key West? West Hollywood?

    I'm gay and have been a nurse for nearly 12 years in different parts of the country and almost every place I've ever worked I have been either the only gay man or maybe one other gay man on my unit.

    Right now, there are 19 nurses on my unit. 7 are men and I'm the only gay one. I'm far outnumbered and that has been the norm for me throughout my career.

    So I'm inclined to believe that those of you who complain about so many gay male nurses must be working or going to school in more densely gay populated areas of the country.

    Either that or it's a strange coincidence that I just happened to have ended up always working at the very few hospitals where gay men were always outnumbered by straight men for 12 years in multiple cities and states.
    *snort* You got that right!

    Just take my last job and my current one for example:
    Last job: I worked in the heart of the midwest. There were only three male nurses on our floor - myself, my good friend (ex-special forces medic) and the other dude (ex-Marines). Neither one of us is gay.

    Current job: North east. 3 male nurses (and about 6 male techs. We do have 3 more male nurses joining by around year's end - so that makes a total of 6 male nurses and 6 male techs). Not one of us is gay.

    The difference in the amount of males could be attributed to the fact that my old job was on a regular floor and my current one is in the ER/ED.

    But it doesn't distract from RN34TX's post - because I happen to agree with him. If there are more "gay male nurses" than "hetero male nurses", I certainly haven't come across such disparity from personal experience.

    Which also leads me to believe that like many stereotypes - this "phenomenon" is merely that... a s-t-e-r-e-o-t-y-p-e. It's akin to saying "most whites are racist"or "most blacks are thugs" or "most minorities live on welfare" or whathaveyou....

    Stereotypes are dumb.
    To put it mildly.


    I wonder if folks would be "this curious" if the genders were switched and it was hetero males talking about lesbian nurses?

    cheers,
    Roy (who is often left wondering as to how or why should the sexual orientation of other nurses - be they male or female - be a matter of consequence at all??)
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  8. Nov 27, '08 by
    I also wonder where it is you're working that you're surrounded by gay male nurses. I have yet to encounter another gay male nurse. The men I have worked with have always been real "straight shooters". I wouldn't even think about admitting to any of them I was gay.
  9. Nov 29, '08 by
    May all of us guys who are nurses be the kind that our coworkers and patients can look at and say, "What a great nurse. I want HIM taking care of me..." instead of wishing more of us were "straight shooters"
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  10. Nov 29, '08 by
    I actually had a weird response to a straight coworker finding out I was gay tonight.

    He's a meathead and asked a nurse if he should flex for me and take off his shirt and try to turn me on. Apparently this would have been doing me a favor and he "knows how to turn gay guys on".

    I had to hold back from choking on my vomit.