Guess what I found out yesterday?

It's not a theory is we can prove it with relative ease.
There are people who think Lil Wayne doesn't suck for instance.

Anyway, that is a stupid rule if homosexual and bisexual people can't donate.

 

Shouldn't you still be allowed to donate blood, though? They do tests on it before it is actually used, so they'd be able to catch anything. It's just rather silly they forbid someone from donating just because of something they might possibly have.

 

A couple families or very specific secluded communities have different blood markers, ie, a different type of blood from 99.x percent of people. It's supposed to be due to the way it propagates the mutation or something. I'm no expert on it either I was just curious if it was one of the standard eight. But yeah being AB- is pretty useful regardless. Cool story in all seriousness.

 

This interdiction is about to be lifted in France too. I just found an article about it : 12 to 18% of homosexuals males have HIV whereas 0,35% of heterosexuals males have it. Doctors do systematically test blood for HIV, but that test is unreliable if the donor got the HIV less than 10 days ago. That' s donors are asked a few questions, but as House said once or twice everybody lies.

Point is, as much as they' d like to not give the impression that they' re discriminating they don' t want to do it regardless of the risk factor. They estimated that if they allowed homosexual males who declared a single partner in the last 12 months to donate blood the residual risk (the less than 10 days risk) would be multiplied by 3,6 in the worst case scenario.

Apparently those who were born in the UK between 1980 and 1996 can' t give their blood in France, too much risk for a Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and here around 10% of the people who want to give their blood are rejected.

 

Yup, it's flat out discrimination; like Sumi said, I think some of the nutters in support of it are afraid the nasty homosexual/bisexual blood is going to "corrupt" them.

 

That almost sounds like a bad horror parody movie waiting to be made.

"Son, you have to kill me....I HAVE GAY BLOOD IN ME!!"

 

That's just silly. You would think people could put their prejudices aside for the sake of possibly saving a persons life. Related question, do they not allow any homosexuals to donate, or just those who have had sexual activity?

 

I am going to assume that they deny you as soon as they hear that you are not heterosexual.

 

"Ew! No! I don't want that gay blood! It might turn me fabulous!"

... is what I imagine homophobic patients in need of blood saying.

 

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Brb gotta become straight, help me out Mister Bachmann

 

hah.

wish you the best with it.​

 

look at this mug and tell me if I need luck.

 

oh god.... oh god!

i'll hop on the heterosexual bus too then....​

 

Don't go! The grass is not greener!

 

Straight people don't ride a bus!

It's a truck.

 

Believe me, being straight is kinda boring. Sometimes I wish I was bi so I would have more options available to me. But it would seem that ladies just don't interest me in the same way...

 

oh yes you're correct!

so who's driving?​

 

Reminds me, I think my next donation is next month or so, men have been moved into a 3 month wait and not a 4 now, can't remember why.

There was a good Harry's Law episode on the legality of homosexual blood donation.
Homosexual character did a very passionate speech, I recommend it.

 

Jesus.
Jesus is driving the straight truck and it's a nonstop road trip to justice.

 

oh jesus... always taking the wheel...

/slaps knee​