STR8 vs Gay Male RN

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Hey all,

I'm a 43 y/o first year nursing student and am wondering about the percentage of straight vs gay male nurses. I'm attending a very small college with six males in our class, one of whom is gay. Noone seems to care but I was wondering what the prevelance of gay male RN's is in the hospital setting, and is it a generally non-issue with other healthcare team workers?

Originally posted by Ah life!

Hey all,

I'm a 43 y/o first year nursing student and am wondering about the percentage of straight vs gay male nurses. I'm attending a very small college with six males in our class, one of whom is gay. Noone seems to care but I was wondering what the prevelance of gay male RN's is in the hospital setting, and is it a generally non-issue with other healthcare team workers?

As a soon to be male nurse, I too have wondered about the gay issue. I thought there would be more, but it seems to me, so far, there are less gay male nurses than straight male nurses. And the four others in my class are not gay, or at least I don't think they are.

Actually, I don't see nursing as something a gay male would want to do. I don't know why they've become stereotyped that way. Kind of like female nurses who only became nurses to marry an MD. Actually, I really don't know how nursing is something females would want to do. It's hard work (or at least it should be) and there's a lot of lifting and physical activity. I would have thought it would have always been a profession for straight men. But I suppose someone has to fight the wars.

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Originally posted by ADNRN

As a soon to be male nurse, I too have wondered about the gay issue. I thought there would be more, but it seems to me, so far, there are less gay male nurses than straight male nurses. And the four others in my class are not gay, or at least I don't think they are.

Actually, I don't see nursing as something a gay male would want to do. I don't know why they've become stereotyped that way. Kind of like female nurses who only became nurses to marry an MD. Actually, I really don't know how nursing is something females would want to do. It's hard work (or at least it should be) and there's a lot of lifting and physical activity. I would have thought it would have always been a profession for straight men. But I suppose someone has to fight the wars.

Silly me. Where's my head. Females are dying just the same as men these days in combat. I apologize if I implied they weren't. I only meant to criticize the mentality of war in general.

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Does this have anything to do with star belly sneeches?:)

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Originally posted by ADNRN

As a soon to be male nurse, I too have wondered about the gay issue.

We can see from adrns' post that it is subject that should be adressed. Personally, I respect my fellow male students who are gay. I feel that people should be celebrated for who they are. If they are gay, great! I respect that. If your asian, white, black, biracial, straight, bisexual or dont know, I respect that. What I dont respect is when peole say.... " Oh I don't see Color, or I dont see sexual orientation"

To me, that is more of an insult because you are saying, "I dont see you as YOU are, Your not an INDIVIDUAL".

We should celebrate the fact that we are different and try to understand each others diversity. If someone has a question regarding something they want to learn about, instead of dismissing it as ignorance, we should educate.

K off my box

:D

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I just don't see why it matters what the ratio is

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Originally posted by ADNRN

Actually, I don't see nursing as something a gay male would want to do. I don't know why they've become stereotyped that way. Kind of like female nurses who only became nurses to marry an MD. Actually, I really don't know how nursing is something females would want to do. It's hard work (or at least it should be) and there's a lot of lifting and physical activity. I would have thought it would have always been a profession for straight men. But I suppose someone has to fight the wars.

hmmm...

are you saying that gay males only like certain kinds of work? work that isn't physically challenging, in particular? taking it a step further- do you think of gay men as mostly effeminate &/ or weak?

are you surprised that females have been doing this kind of intimate, messy, backbreaking work since, um, the dawn of time?

(one word: childbirth!)

are you saying females aren't interested in hard work that requires physical strength?

are you saying the desire/ ability to be a nurse is somehow related to one's gender or sexual orientation?

:confused: :confused: :confused:

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Originally posted by happystudent

What I dont respect is when peole say.... " Oh I don't see Color, or I dont see sexual orientation"

To me, that is more of an insult because you are saying, "I dont see you as YOU are, Your not an INDIVIDUAL".

nicely put! total agreement here.

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Originally posted by sjoe

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someone mentioned being visably gay....

um... this I've noticed... the only real true way I could ever tell that someone was gay/lesbian was for them to tell me....

(I've got several homosexual and bisexual friends..... Manly men, and Womanly women.... no 'stereotypes' really... )

so.... leading from this, then, unless it is made an issue... (which, in my job, I really cant see how it would be) why would it be an issue?

Basically, I dont care what you do in private... just, 1) dont subject me to all the little details (I'd rather not know) and 2) do what you gotta do....

thats my two cents...

--Barbara

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Originally posted by Ah life!

Hey all,

I'm a 43 y/o first year nursing student and am wondering about the percentage of straight vs gay male nurses. I'm attending a very small college with six males in our class, one of whom is gay. Noone seems to care but I was wondering what the prevelance of gay male RN's is in the hospital setting, and is it a generally non-issue with other healthcare team workers?

Where I work at it's not an issue. We all just try to get along with one another and focus on patient care. There is too much going on during the day shift to even think about a co-workers sexual orientation.

Most of the male nurses I work with are married, divorced or single. The male nurses who are gay are either married or single. Again, it's not an issue. We generally laugh together, cry some, get angry at one another, attend weddings, gossip a little, talk politics, give each emotional support and talk about our family.

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Originally posted by Yeti1313LPN

someone mentioned being visably gay....

--Barbara

that was me. clarification: by visible, i just meant 'not closeted.'

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