More liberal groups demanding gays be allowed to donate blood

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yes. And? Who stated that they didn't test blood before giving it to patients?

Also, it's also a huge waste of time.
Look, I hate to sound like a homophobe, because I'm not, but there is a precedent for it. Read this link: Basic Statistics | Statistics and Surveillance | Topics | CDC HIV/AIDS

It's completely unfair, but until we rid people of the virus, then we're going to have to cut off people from donating blood who are at-risk. Like if it turned out that people of Asian descent had some sort of horrible disease in their bloodstream (lets call it Chinkinitus), then I'd have no choice but to suck it up and not donate until they figured something out.

The thing is, it isn't only gays who have HIV. Prostitutes often have it. Drug uses often have it. And 'ordinary' people have it too, in increasing numbers.

Prostitutes and IV drug users are also prohibited from giving blood.

 

[Glensather]

The problem with that statement is that... well, HIV did spread into the heterosexual population. All it takes is one faulty blood test when getting a transfusion, or one dirty needle that managed to slip back in, and suddenly you have the disease, and it doesn't matter if you're the most faithful, monogamous person on Earth.

The explosion of AIDS cases never happened. You do understand that don't you. It never happened. AIDS transmission needed something else, like medical negligence or a deliberate act. The claim was based on the assumption and understanding that everyone is promiscuous. Gays are notoriously promiscuous, even in the most committed of relationships. They assume that all men feel the way they do. Fidelity is a lie that men tell their wives.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/us/29sfmetro.html?_r=0

You're right, there wasn't an "explosion" like what was being led on to, but it did get into the hetero population, and because AIDS was considered a "gay" thing, a lot of heterosexual people didn't think they had it until it was far too late for them to realize that their girlfriend had sex with a bisexual dude, got HIV, then gave it to their current lover.

In the early 90s there were a lot of isolated outbreaks of HIV in universities, where people are notoriously promiscuous.

 

[jwoodie]

You are stupid beyond belief to the point of danger. HIV takes up to 6 months to show up in testing . Soneone could get infected a week before donating blood and the test will return negative and the recipient will get infected

Would you also agree then that southerners who live on farms shouldn't be allowed to donate blood accordingly because Neal Horsley says they all have sex with farm animals and farm animals carry diseases ?

So you equate gay men with farm animals?

 

[Jarlaxle]

All gay men have been in a mutually/monogamous relationship for 20 years? How would the screeners know you werent lying just to donate blood? They are in a large risk group banned by the FDA...so they are out. Simple. The FDA has already stated that they will change policy only after tests have proven excusively that the homosexual community are no longer part of a risk group. So far they still are.

Please stop LYING about what I posted!