A nurse has been suspended for calling transgender and gay people ‘fucking cock sucking homos’ on her Facebook page. The TriHealth hospital network in Cincinnati, Ohio announced that had placed Cindy Carter on administrative leave Monday ‘for her safety and the safety of our patients’ while it investigates her posts. Carter, a nurse at Bethesda Butler Hospital, was met with outrage after her post on a news story about Proctor & Gamble Company removing the female symbol from packaging for ‘Always’ feminine hygiene products. In the stories comment section, Carter wrote: ‘Fuck “Always.” This country has gone to complete shit. Women have periods, men don’t. Why do certain applications ask for LEGAL Sex…you’re either male or female. there’s no fucking in between.’ She continue the rant in another post, saying: ‘I swear, these fucking cock sucking homos think thy deserve everything. And the confused women are just as bad. Men need to be men. Women need to be women."
Carter’s post was screen-grabbed and shared by Sabrina Sells who condemned Carter’s statements, writing: ‘I’d hope Trihealth does not condone this disgusting act of transphobia and homophobia from their staff. I fear for any of my fellow LGBTQ + community that walks into this ER.’ Sells’s post was later shared by Cincinnati City council member Chris Seelbach, who called for a boycott of TriHealth.
He wrote: ‘As an LGBTQ+ person, I don’t feel comfortable using their services until I know Mrs. Carter would never treat me. Until TriHealth terminates the employment of Carter, I will not be using their services. #BoycottTriHealth.’ After Seelbach learned of Carter’s placement on administrative leave, he thanked TriHealth, calling it a ‘good first step,’ and wrote: ‘No one who thinks I am a “fucking cock sucking homo” and that transgender people don’t exist should be treating patients.’ TriHealth announced it would be investigating the incident on Monday and told the Cincinnati Enquirer: ‘We take allegations of this nature very seriously and began an internal investigation into the matter on Friday. The nurse has been placed on administrative leave for her safety and the safety of our patients while the investigation continues.’ ‘We are committed to bringing this issue to a swift close and will provide an update when the investigation is complete.’ Sells later said that Carter reached out via Facebook to say she had been hacked, however Sells said she never responded.
