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Gay Men Prohibited from Donating Organs, Blood, and Semen

Aug 31, 2008 20:39

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 ( Read more... )

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cajunfleur September 1 2008, 04:28:53 UTC

As much as I hate to say this, I can see where they are coming from. Let me give an example ( ... )

losxprestamos September 1 2008, 05:19:00 UTC

That's terrible about your dad, man ( ... )

cajunfleur September 1 2008, 13:45:10 UTC

I didn't know that they tested blood before it went to someone. I don't think that they test it all, though, because I've known two people who contracted Hep C and HIV (both got Hep, one got HIV) through blood transfusions. But then, they also contracted those at young ages, so maybe they do more now than they did then.

The public needs to get off its high horse and let dying people receive more healthy blood and body parts.I agree completely. And I think that education is the most important first step that we can take. I don't think that we can just overturn the law without educating the public. Yes, I'm underlining the "outrage" that would ensue if the law was abruptly repealed. We see hate crimes targeted at gay males enough as it is, and I think that the public would flip out and that would put people at risk ( ... )

torasama September 1 2008, 19:02:41 UTC

My step-father contracted Hep. C from a bad blood transfusion too - but it was before they started screening it. Do you know when these two people had their transfusions?

The standards and screening procedures are much better now, though there are things like this that need revising.

cajunfleur September 1 2008, 19:07:26 UTC

I'm sorry to hear that about your step-father.

One of my friends got the transfusion in a town north of Houston, Texas, and the other in Minnesota. So it definitely wasn't a problem with a particular hospital, but two unrelated incidents.

torasama September 1 2008, 19:10:51 UTC

Ok, but I'm asking you "when" :)

And thanks.

cajunfleur September 1 2008, 19:21:52 UTC

Oh, sorry! The friend who contracted just Hep C was in 1989, I think, but I'm not sure about the exact year that my other friend contracted them, though I think it was in the 80's or late 90's.

torasama September 1 2008, 19:09:54 UTC

Ok, but cheating isn't restricted to the LBGT community.

And as far as public outrage goes, that's part of any fight for civil rights. If Dr. King had been too concerned about it segregation could have gone on for much longer.

I'm trying to follow your logic but like losxprestamos said I'm getting the little "wait, what?" flies buzzing around in my brain.

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