Everything else is a preference
Good post and needed repeating.
I worked in a VA hospital for 20 years. Our procuring clerk was gay. He controlled a budget of many millions of dollars. He was excellent in his job. His sexuality meant nothing. He did a damn good job. Said same could be said for some of our nurses on the floor. They were pretty damn good and I liked working with them.
There was also a sub group that used their sexuality by screaming discrimination. They were normally subpar workers. Most of the gays I worked with on the floor were good and superior workers.
When you are out on the floor the only thing that is important is the patient. If you can not think this, you should not be on the floor.