There is a paradox between wispread lls for men to participate more rg and disurs which stereotype male nurs as gay and nflate homosexualy and sexual predatn. The stigmatizg disurs create a barrier to rg and, aligned wh the prence of homophobia the workplace …
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THE NSTCTN OF MEN WHO ARE NURS AS GAY
This paper is a report of a study to exame the nstctn of the stereotype of male nurs as gay, and to scribe how this disurse impacts on a group of New Zealand male nurs. A disurse stereotypg male nurs as gay is acpanied by one which privileg hegemonic masculy and margaliz homosexualy.
A paradox emerged between the 'homosexual' general nurse and the 'heterosexual' psychiatric nurse. The stigma associated wh homosexualy expos male nurs to homophobia the workplace. The heterosexual men employed strategi to avoid the prumptn of homosexualy; the clud: avoidg ntact wh gay lleagu and overt exprsn of their heterosexualy.
There is a paradox between wispread lls for men to participate more rg and disurs which stereotype male nurs as gay and nflate homosexualy and sexual predatn.
WHY DO SO MANY GAY MEN BEE NURS
The stigmatizg disurs create a barrier to rg and, aligned wh the prence of homophobia the workplace, ter men's entry to the profsn and may be important issu wh rpect to their retentn.
Myth #1: Male nurs are gay. While there are homosexual nurs, don’t mean that all men who enter the profsn are gay.
Not all nurs are gay. They lerally sat me down the livg room, looked straight to my ey and asked if I was gay.