University Students' Perspectives on Sexual Orientations

The aim and scope is to reveal and examine the attitudes and opinions of the students towards LGBTI+s. The study was designed in quantitative-total population sampling method with the participation of 291 students. When the results obtained from the scales are analyzed, the scores obtained from the attitude scale towards Lesbians and Gays are found 33,07±8,75 which can be evaluated as slightly above the average, indicating that the participants are closer to negative attitudes, while the scores they get from the homophobia scale to be found 80,88 ±27,30, that is below the average, indicating that they are more tolerant. The family structure of the participants show that the father has a higher education level and is working; the mother is not working (63.5%), that is, the patriarchal structure is dominant. The answer to the idea of providing to (74%) or receiving from (78%) LGBTI+s was "wouldn't be a problem" to a large extent. It has been observed that there is no gender-based discrimination in attitudes towards homosexuality, homosexuality between men and women is considered equally (73%). When the homophobia scale is evaluated, it is noteworthy that the tolerance of individuals towards themselves or their families has decreased. So much so that about 62% of the participants were angry or bored at receiving sexual attention from their own gender and 22% were proud. In order to establish a positive relationship, health personnel must have the ability and competence to establish an accepting and respectful relationship. In this context, it would be useful to emphasize the necessity of continuing to include courses emphasizing cis-heteronormative cultural and social structure in the curriculum of students.