Gay Men Prohibited from Donating Organs, Blood, and Semen

[torasama]

Men who have had sex with other men, or women who have sex with a man who has had sex with a man, cannot donate blood in the US and Canada. Yet a man who has had anal sex with a prostitute for years can wait 6 months and if he has no STDS can still donate

Comments

[yep_i_am_dennis]

When I donate blood I don't bother telling them my sexuality, it's none of their business. I have no problems donating.

[den_snilek]

?So we should all lie to be able to do something every should be able to do? They point blank, at least here, ask you if you are gay, have had sex with a gay man, or have had sex with a prostitute, anal or otherwise.

I refuse to lie, even if it is none of their business.

[torasama]

Small point - they can't actually ask you if you're gay. They ask you if you've had gay sex. Which, you know, is 100000x worse than prostitute sex.

[losxprestamos]

+2 if it was a gay prostitute.

[torasama]

5 points for you.

[den_snilek]

At teh blood drives I've been too around her they point blank ask it, not if you've had gay sex, but if you are gay or lesbian.

[torasama]

I stand corrected.

[randomguy3]

Really? That's an odd question to ask, given that their target group is MSM (Men who have Sex with Men).

I mean, I'm gay, but I'm still allowed to donate blood, since I've never had sex with another man.

[yep_i_am_dennis]

I'm not saying we should lie. We shouldn't have to do anything. I was just saying when I donate blood they don't ask any of that nonsense. At least around here, people are smart.

[den_snilek]

Doesn't make them "smart" for not asking... it makes them going agianst the law if I read it correctly. It's quite sad really.

[yep_i_am_dennis]

*shrugs*