To evaluate the opinion of nurses and nursing students about patients belonging to sexual minorities.

The study was performed using of anonymous questionnaire at the Hospital and Nursing department of Kaunas University of Medicine. 32 general practice nurses from departments of Ophthalmology, Nephrology, Thoracic Surgery and 22 nursing students took part in the survey.

It was found, that the attitude of nurses towards sexual minority was more negative (55 percent). The attitude of students was more neutral (53 percent), however there was no significant statistical difference (p=0,32). Evaluating the influence of age to the attitude, we determined that all nurses with negative attitude towards sexual minorities were more than 40 years old. When analyzing the influence of work experience to the attitude, it was found, that most of nurses (37 percent) showing negative attitude had work experience more than 15 years. Most nurses (37 percent) and nursing students (50 percent) were thinking that homosexuality is the result of nurture. When determining the influence of education level to the attitude towards sexual minorities, it was found, that nurses with negative attitude, had college and university education and most of students with negative attitude (92 percent) had secondary education.