Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

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I am studying transcultural nursing and am focusing on health care needs of gays/lesbians/bisexuals/transgender patients, and a question has come up that I would like more nursing opinions/info about. Does anyone know of a gay/lesbian nurses association? Should there be one? There is a Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.

Thanks, any input will be appreciated.

I just love people regardless.I think when it comes to a professional standpoint we should just consider each other nurses.Its a title that was earned by hard work and dedication.That is something to have pride in I feel.

Seems like in my hospital as I am a white female, I am the minority. So how would you feel if I started up the "Honkey Nurses association?" I use to always think it was extremely idiotic when I was in college the black associations, hispanic, the gay and lesbian associations- but god forbid I have a honky girl association, then "I" would be a racist.

You are allowed to celebrate who you are as long as you are not white and straight. How about the "we're not gay association"- do you think that would alienate the gay people?

How about us nurses just stick together? Otherwise I think my Honky Nurses association perhaps may have a chance.

Seems like in my hospital as I am a white female, I am the minority. So how would you feel if I started up the "Honkey Nurses association?" I use to always think it was extremely idiotic when I was in college the black associations, hispanic, the gay and lesbian associations- but god forbid I have a honky girl association, then "I" would be a racist.

You are allowed to celebrate who you are as long as you are not white and straight. How about the "we're not gay association"- do you think that would alienate the gay people?

How about us nurses just stick together? Otherwise I think my Honky Nurses association perhaps may have a chance.

oh come on booboo.....these groups that you refer to are the minorities...we, the WASPS, are the majority. now i won't even get into reverse discrimination issues here, but i really don't see where whites are alienated. and thank God, there is no longer a real need for black associations as we have dozens of agencies to govern any disciminatory acts. but homosexuality? it still is far from accepted. and i've stated, i don't see a need for a nurses association for gays/lesbians...but do understand the gen'l need or desire for one.

Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.
Seems like in my hospital as I am a white female, I am the minority. So how would you feel if I started up the "Honkey Nurses association?" I use to always think it was extremely idiotic when I was in college the black associations, hispanic, the gay and lesbian associations- but god forbid I have a honky girl association, then "I" would be a racist.

You are allowed to celebrate who you are as long as you are not white and straight. How about the "we're not gay association"- do you think that would alienate the gay people?

How about us nurses just stick together? Otherwise I think my Honky Nurses association perhaps may have a chance.

So White and straight people are not allowed to be proud of who they are? That's odd because a whole lot of people didn't get that memo.

Honky? I haven't heard anyone use that word since George Jefferson......

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Honky??

(I see this thread closing soon......)

Specializes in Med-Surg.
:rotfl: Well-THAT just takes the cake.......All I can say is at least the poster has the courage to speak her beliefs even if they are based on ignorance.Sexual preference is a choice just about like your God-given hair color is,hon.....You can lie and lie and cover it up all you want to but genetics won't lie....It's not a choice-it's what you ARE....

Well said. I've always liked you!

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you are that worried about who someone else is having sex with, you aren't having enough of it yourself. I see no other reason to be so obsessed with someone else's relationships.

Specializes in Med-Surg.
Seems like in my hospital as I am a white female, I am the minority. So how would you feel if I started up the "Honkey Nurses association?" I use to always think it was extremely idiotic when I was in college the black associations, hispanic, the gay and lesbian associations- but god forbid I have a honky girl association, then "I" would be a racist.

You are allowed to celebrate who you are as long as you are not white and straight. How about the "we're not gay association"- do you think that would alienate the gay people?

How about us nurses just stick together? Otherwise I think my Honky Nurses association perhaps may have a chance.

Honey, you'd better pick a gay man to pick a new title for that group. Honky Nurses Association doesn't work for me, needs a little more pizzaz, something to draw the people in. That is so 1970s sounding. Very tacky actually.

Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).

As I've been reading this thread, it occurs to me that a lot of the resistence to these various "associations" is that those of us not eligible dislike being excluded. I can't join the Slavic Sisters of Sappho so nobody should. But, the thing is{ALERT: Liberal white angst approaching!} what if the group you feel excluded from is Mainstream Society?

Frankly, I don't see any problem if Gay/Lesbian nurses want to form an association to support each other and/or lobby for their interests. Nor do I see a problem if Christian (or Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, or Wiccan) nurses want to have their own interest group(s). Whether such groups are divisive would depend a lot on their agendas.

I don't see how encouraging open-mindedness, tolerance, and sensitivity could be divisive. I don't begin to claim I know anything like a representative sample of the Gay and Lesbian community, but I can't recall ever having heard anyone say I should become gay, or even that it's better to be gay, or that God or anyone else should punish us for not being gay.

I sometimes hear people say they shouldn't have to approve of gays, as long as they don't discriminate against them. That's fine, I suppose, but to me it's more a case that I have no right to approve or disapprove--it's just none of my business. Nor does it become my business merely because someone is openly gay, or even flamboyantly gay.

Now, it does seem a little unfair that some of us aren't allowed to be proud of our WASP heritage, but there's an easy solution to that: Say it now and say it loud, we're WASP and we're proud! Just, you know, don't burn a cross on somebody's lawn while you're saying it.

Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.
Now, it does seem a little unfair that some of us aren't allowed to be proud of our WASP heritage, but there's an easy solution to that: Say it now and say it loud, we're WASP and we're proud! Just, you know, don't burn a cross on somebody's lawn while you're saying it.

There you go, you've got the spirit!

Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).

Oh, and on the honkey (honky? honkie?) nurses thing, could we find some other name? I'm really trying not to be a pig, but it makes me think of hooters. (Honk, honk.)

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If you are that worried about who someone else is having sex with, you aren't having enough of it yourself. I see no other reason to be so obsessed with someone else's relationships.

POST OF THE DAY! now we need to make this into a bumper sticker! :rotfl:

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