While quarantines and national lockdowns are causing panic and economic ruin around the globe, take a moment to honor the healthcare workers who can’t stay home for their own safety.
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the world, these queer nurses are on the front lines protecting and treating their communities with love and compassion.
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Check with any you know to see how they’re doing; they could use some support too. As these social media posts show, they’re checking in on you.
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Richard Christian in Vienna wants people to know they’re in safe and loving hands if they get sick.
João Freitas, a registered nurse from Portugal has some sage advice for his followers and ends with a pointed comparison. “In the time of your parents and grandparents, they were asked and obligated to go to war,” he says, “you are only asked to isolate yourself at home.”
As President Donald Trump repeatedly calls COVID-19 “the Chinese virus,” this Canadian RN reminds her followers, “Don’t be racist, we are all human, we all are susceptible to illnesses. Viruses don’t see color of skin.”
“Your friendly neighborhood trans nurse here with my plea to stay safe & don’t panic. Yes the pandemic is serious, but the best thing you can do is use your head,” Ash posts.
Lucas from France would like you to know “We will continue to treat you despite this damned virus.”
Brazillian nurse Jean and his co-worker on ready and waiting for patients.
“May the odds be in your favor,” this French nurse quipped, highlighting the seriousness of the pandemic.
Scott, a cardiac ICU nurse, is invoking the spirit of Florence Nightingale to make it through his shift.
Austrian nurse Nic Sky urges everyone to follow precautions and stay safe.
And, finally, this Philly nurse has some words of wisdom to share directly from a healthcare worker on the front lines.