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The petition for American Red Cross to allow gay & bisexual men to donate their blood was finished with a compromise.
jhames from Seattle, WA with 532 followers started this.
Designer, Writer, Activist, Veg*n, Queer, Idealist Champion (ENFP), Socialist—even been a fat woman named Freida. http://www.jhames.com

“For two decades, the Food and Drug Administration has prohibited gay and bisexual men from giving blood as a precaution against AIDS. But three major blood collection agencies, including the American Red Cross, argue the practice is no longer warranted.” [NPR] It’s time the FDA adopted a new blood donation policy that is neither homophobic nor clings to a legacy of HIV/AIDS testing that has come a long way since the early 1980s. President Obama, honor your commitment to the GLBT community and lift this ban.

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