[dontreadthis]

note to preppers: siphon off a pint/month and freeze the cells

[goodnesswins]

Some entrepreneurial type could probably make some money doing that....allowing people to set aside their OWN blood for possible use by themselves, or another person they designate...kinda like giving away a kidney (which a friend of mine did.)

[deadrock]

Equality means AIDS for all.

[ASA Vet]

After Creepy Ass-Cracker Marshall Duer-Balkind, 30, exited a blood donation center on Friday morning, he held up a long green form as evidence that he had been rejected as a blood donor.

[Paleo Conservative]

How about letting potential recipients or their physicians know the status of the blood donor and have the option of refusing a unit without any potential penalty? I think anyone, who lies about his potential exposure to AIDS who subsequently passes HIV to a recipient, should be subject to serious criminal and civil liability.

[TexasCajun]

HIV for everyone!!

[YHAOS]

Better not need a transfusion.

[Gay State Conservative]

A few years back I had my hip replaced at a large Boston hospital.The surgeon told me that I was likely to lose enough blood during the procedure to require a transfusion and he advised me to have my own blood stored beforehand so I could get it back during the surgery.I was surprised how *strongly* he recommended it...almost as if he didn’t fully trust the local blood supply.Maybe he had good reason...they don’t call it “The Gay State” for nothing.

[Gay State Conservative]

If perverts are allowed to give blood they must be required to clearly identify themselves before donation,each drop they give should be clearly labeled “taken from a pervert” and the law should say that it can *only* be given to other perverts.

[Chode]

send it ALL to san fagcisco...

[Impala64ssa]

Oh, but if anyone smokes or is overweight insurance companies need to know. Naah, no double standards here.

[NoKoolAidforMe]

Autologous donations can only be stored for 60 days. After that, the blood has to be discarded.

[Old Yeller]

They want us to share their Russian roulette risk.

[alancarp]

I'm not allowed to give blood merely for the reason that I was in England for several weeks 22-25 years ago when the Mad Cow disease scare was in progress.

Sorry gays - there's all kinds of consequences to your lifestyle choices. Infecting the rest of the population shouldn't be one of those choices that I have to accept.

[SES1066]

Remember, it is the recipient/patient that is endangered by the donor. Thus these protestors want the ‘RIGHT’ to potentially ENDANGER (based upon known and statistically-proven lifestyle choices) anonymous recipients for emergency use at a time when their logical decision making is a premium.

As a 100+ Gallon blood donor, I have been turned down many times for a donation at a time when I was outside the parameters. While disappointed I realized that this was the effort by the blood bank / FDA organizations to make the blood donations as safe as possible, rather than as is socially acceptable.

As an aging American, I much prefer the safe is best attitude!

[Captain Compassion]

Gay doners should be allowed. The blood that they donate should be givin only to other gays who need blood.

CC

[ReformationFan]

“he drive was planned to help draw attention to the number of potential blood donors who are automatically disqualified due to their sexual orientation.”

That’s a lie. I’ve given blood many times and no one asks donors a single question about “sexual orientation”. What donors are asked about is sexual behavior. Someone who suffers from SSA disorder can donate all the blood he wants as long as he’s a celibate virgin.

[little jeremiah]

AIDS for all placemark.