Label the donations as from Homosexual or non-Homosexual
Make sure you ask for non-homo blood before you go in.
Oh wait, that is profiling.
Plan B: stay healthy, don’t require surgery. And if you do and have time before hand, self donate.
Stupid, stupid idea. I checked the CDC’s own numbers on this a couple years back. Gay and Bisexual Men account for 47 times as many new cases of HIV and Syphilis than straight men and most other demographics.
Yes, our testing has gotten better since 1983. But no testing method is foolproof. And it is simply not sound medicine to accept donations from a demographic that is nearly 50 times as likely to test positive for HIV and syphilis, which is also a potentially deadly disease.
The counterargument I would propose to these congressfolks would be this: If we are to allow gay men to donate blood when those risks are so high, then why not remove ALL restrictions? Surely those same screening tests will be just as effective against IV drug users, prostitutes or men who have been with prostitutes, and anyone who originally hails from certain Sub-Saharan African nations?
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Then they can be the first in line to get gay transfusions.
I think the Red Cross has something to say about who they take blood from. I seem to remember they take queer blood but use it for plasma. there’s no federal facility, except the military in emergencies, that I can think of, that actually draws blood. Maes you wonder what these geniuses are actually talking about?
Astounding! Absolutely astounding!
With the stroke of a pen Enzi pissed away the one advantage he had over Cheney in his primary race.
Words fail me...
Of course congress has their personal blood banks for themselves and their families, so like every law they inflict on us, they won’t be affected.
Eighty-two out of 535... close to 15%.
About the same percentage of the total population which suffers from serious psychological and emotional handicaps.
Personally, I don't care about the proposal, so long as "Truth in Packaging" laws are religiously (if you'll pardon the expression) observed.