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fofomazuzu in ontd_political

Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood

Mar 04, 2010 16:37

WASHINGTON - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday ( Read more... )

hiv/aids, john kerry, homophobia, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities

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nrchst March 4 2010, 22:38:21 UTC

Hey - mind fixing that link? Looks like you're missing the closing ". Thanks!

fofomazuzu March 4 2010, 22:40:05 UTC

:P What one little quotation can do to a code.

nrchst March 4 2010, 22:41:24 UTC

I know. I hate coding for that reason too. :\

silly_cakes March 4 2010, 22:40:32 UTC

That law always pissed me off, and it was horribly discriminatory. I hope it gets lifted.

bananasnrum March 4 2010, 22:43:16 UTC

YES PLEASE.

It makes sense that I can't give blood due to the fact that I lived in europe for more than six months when I was a child. This ban however is ridiculous.

popehippo March 4 2010, 22:44:05 UTC

I just got riled over this today when I gave blood during lunch because I was asked if I'd ever had sex with a man who's had sex with a man (Yes, gay men are totes into chubby white girls), and the question was "Are you a male who has had sex with a male EVEN ONCE?".

NEWFLASH: Not *ALL* gay men get HIV/AIDS, and not *JUST* gay men get HIV/AIDS.

danceprincess20 March 4 2010, 22:48:25 UTC

And also, how should you know? I highly doubt most people know every partner that every partner they've had had. (Not sure that sentence is right.)

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warning popehippo March 4 2010, 22:58:33 UTC

omg, I didn't even think of that.

... Can I blame my temporary dumb on donating?

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noir_aya March 4 2010, 22:48:15 UTC

It's about time this law gets lifted. Not only is it discriminatory as hell, but it also endangers the lives of people that need blood.