He’s a Gay, He’s Going to Go to Hell
Negative Nurse Attitudes Towards LGBTQ People on a UK Hospital Ward: A Single Case Study Analysed in Regulatory Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12902246 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sallie Westwood (0000-0003-3875-9584, University of York, corresponding author), J James (0000-0002-0277-8655, Northumbria University), Trish Hafford‐letchfield (0000-0003-0105-0678, University of Strathclyde) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 387-402 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17496535.2023.2223786 |
| OpenAlex | W4382789474 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 49 |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or queer (LGBTQ) people experience profound health and social care inequalities. Research suggests that staff with negative attitudes towards LGBTQ people, are more likely to hold strong, traditional, religious beliefs. This article reports on a single case study with a newly qualified UK nurse who has since left the National Health Service. This is based on a single interview taken from a larger dataset derived from a funded scoping research study exploring religious freedoms, sexual orientation and gender identity rights in older age care spaces. The interviewee described a toxic nursing culture on a hospital ward for older people. She recounted various incidents involving homophobic and transphobic practice and LGBTQ microaggressions which reportedly impacted the quality of nursing care. The findings are considered in relation to standards for anti-oppressive practice in nursing care, and how nursing students and staff can be supported in addressing practice relating to equality and diversity issues, specifically LGBTQ issues. They confirm the direct significance of addressing the needs and circumstances of LGBTQ people in nursing curricula and ongoing professional practice, and the need to further research, evaluate and progress translation of learning into improved quality care for diverse populations
Curriculum · Diversity (politics · Health care · Heterosexism · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Lesbian · Pedagogy · Political science · Queer · Sexual identity · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
Content Analysis
Sexual Prejudice
The Meanings and Manifestations of Religion and Spirituality among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults
Training to reduce LGBTQ-related bias among medical, nursing, and dental students and providers
Religion, sexuality, and (in)equality in the lives of older lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in the United Kingdom
A qualitative approach to intersectional microaggressions
Reluctant educators and self‐advocates
Religious‐based negative attitudes towards LGBTQ people among healthcare, social care and social work students and professionals
Microaggressions Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Genderqueer People
LGBT+ Training Needs for Health and Social Care Professionals
I don’t want to go back into the closet just because I need care’
We see it as being heterosexualised, being put into a care home’
One can hardly call them homophobic’
All the Pain Along with All the Joy
Negotiating Difference through Everyday Encounters
Social work strategies against crisis in everyday practice
Narratives of Generativity and Resilience among LGBT Older Adults
Attitudes towards the 'stranger
A Whole Bunch of Love the Sinner Hate the Sin
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |