Are there any gay nurses here?

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After this weekend's terrible act of violence against our community in Orlando Fl, it would be nice to open a dialogue for support and discussion. Feeling a little fragile today for the loss of our brothers and sisters and surprised to see no reference to it on this board today.

As odd as it might sound I don't think that the news has fully set in and I haven't taken it personal yet. In actuality this could have happened anywhere. I personally don't frequent clubs, but for many in our community the club is a church. As a nursing student I am using this as motivation to further myself. I have recently taken the quote "everything you are going through is preparing you for what you asked for" to heart. This further compounds my drive to be an ICU nurse and eventually an AG-ACNP.

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Tele/Cardiac, Camp.

Bisexual here. I felt sick to my stomach as soon as I found out. Still do. All of those lives lost - and their loved ones - are in my thoughts. *hugs*

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.

Sincerely, thanks guys for all your posts. I was feeling very raw and a bit punchy yesterday as I didn't see any of my friends mentioning it and none of my family, and then I came on here to see nothing also. My mother called me this morning to express her shock and extend her support and then I come on here and see all your posts. I appreciate it and I feel better today. It's hard to wrap one's head around such madness but I think this guy may have achieved the opposite of what he set out to do. I have not stopped watching the news since it happened. My partner and I have been glued to CNN and last night we watched Anderson Cooper choking back tears as he read the names of the victims and we cried together, and then I saw the crowds in London, my hometown, in Old Compton St where I used to go when I was just coming out back in the 80s, and I saw the sea of people there with rainbow flags. Well I just about lost it. This has been a hard couple days. Thanks again.

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Specializes in kids.
As someone who is in the B part of LGBTQ my heart hurts for the victims and their families. I hope that the first responders and hospital staffs have resources to help them process this horror.

I read in the Boston Globe that the city of Boston has already dispatched fire service folks to be there. Kudos.

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Specializes in Adult Psychiatry, Correctional/Forensic Psychiatry.

I'm gay. I honestly was hurt and disgusted that this could possibly happen. I don't know the reasoning for this attack but all I know is that it doesn't seem as if it's getting safer for the gay community.

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

I don't really care where this thread technically goes on AN; I'm glad it's posted here. I'm grieving for the victims, I'm grieving for the LGBTQ community, I'm grieving as an ally, I'm grieving for the nurses that worked their butts off trying to save whoever was left, and I'm grieving for the rest of the Islamic/Muslim community that doesn't condone hate and violence.

:(:o

I just wish this would stop happening, over, and over and over again.

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You don't have to be gay to be greatly affected by what happened. This is an attack on humanity, and not just those who are gay. I am extremely saddened that this has taken place, and hopeful the fallout will be acceptance and love for every human being. This kind of stuff does not happen back home in Canada. I don't question your sexuality, race, religion or creed back home. I just see you as human...and I long for the day that this becomes the norm here in the US.

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Just asking, where is the breakroom ( blue section) ?

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Just asking, where is the breakroom ( blue section) ?

allnurses-breakroom.com

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Specializes in Hospice/Palliative, LTAC/SNF.

I am not gay (I'm Bi) but, my heart is heavy too, since this devastating tragedy. /3

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Welcome. This tragedy is inspiring me to be louder and more outspoken than ever. Silence = death.

I'm bisexual, and this is how I'm feeling, too. It's a little touchy, because I don't want it to turn it into All About Me, and that's how just randomly coming out would feel to me. But I feel like the emerging details that the attacker himself may have been gay emphasize the need for visibility and acceptance.

I just want to do something. I'm not sure what. I live in an area with, as far as I can tell, no organized LGBT presence.

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You can donate to the various causes set up for victims/families. GoFundMe is a good site with plenty of pages asking for help. But on a smaller (but ultimately larger) scale, you can help by educating people about tolerance cause that's the first thing that comes to the minds of people who aren't friends with gay people or don't know gay people. There's always somebody who says these words "I didn't think it was real until my (insert loved one/friend/etc) turned out to be gay and I love him/her for who he/she is". people still believe it's a choice. people still believe that religion trumps humanity. and worse, they think it somehow adversely affects their lives. And if you can change one person's heart, you've made a difference.

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