Gay Rights with the American Red Cross

thomaxgreen

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Friday August 16, 2013 · 2:01 PM PDT

2013/08/16 · 14:01

Last night the Daily Show mentioned that gay men cannot donate blood anywhere at any time. The policies that govern this are outdated. Modern testing can detect HIV antibodies within three weeks of exposure. Everyone who donates is tested. The question for gay men is 'Have you had sex with another man even once since 1977?' If you answer yes to this you cannot donate. If you want to see this policy changed please support this petition: http://petitions.moveon.org/... It is only a step in the right direction for gay rights, but it is an important one. Please sign it and pass it on.

Thank you,

Thomax Green

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