Hurricane Puts A Blood Ban Back In The Spotlight
Hurricane Sandy means an urgent need for blood donations. But gay men still can’t donate.
Hurricane Sandy means an urgent need for blood donations. But gay men still can’t donate.
For fourteen years, the Chinese government banned all gay people from giving blood. But now it's lifted the ban for lesbians and celibate gay men. Men who are sexually active with other men, though, are still banned from donating.
Aaron Pace tried to donate blood, but was rejected for “appearing to be a homosexual.” Now this is despite the fact that Pace is a straight man, who just happens to be effeminate. But isn’t the really screwed up thing that sexual orientation even comes into play here? Blood banks test all blood for disease already, so how is this not just blatant discrimination? Here’s a video from a couple of years ago that shows Fox News being really sensitive about the issue of gay blood donation. (via suntimes.com) Watch Video ›