Taiwanese Nurses’ Attitudes Towards and Knowledge About Sexual Minorities and Their Behavior of Providing Care to Sexual Minority Patients: Results of an Online Survey

Abstract

In 2019, Taiwan's parliament approved the same-sex marriage bill, making it the first Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriages. Although registration of samesex marriages indicates social changes within Taiwanese society, negative attitudes toward sexual minority populations are still prevalent. Our earlier study's results revealed that health disparities among Taiwanese sexual minority populations still existed because of homophobia and heterosexism among healthcare providers, as do barriers to accessing suitable healthcare services (Wang, Griffiths & Grande, 2017). However, there is a lack of evidence relating to Taiwanese nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward sexual minorities.

Religious‐based negative attitudes towards LGBTQ people among healthcare, social care and social work students and professionals: A review of the international literature

“…Similarly, Wang et al. (2020), reporting from Taiwan, did not find a correlation between religious affiliation and negative attitudes towards LGBTQ people. The dominant religions in this study were Buddhism and Daoism, with only 9% of the participants identifying as Christian and none as Muslim.…”