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In reply to the discussion: Blood bank in Florida still turning away gay donors after terrorist attack [View all]Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)34. Thats not how risk pools work
I cant donate for life due to living in Europe during the mad cow outbreak.
I represent a higher risk even though I havent been to Europe in 10 years
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Blood bank in Florida still turning away gay donors after terrorist attack [View all]
KamaAina
Jun 2016
OP
I can't donate because I lived in Europe (US Army) for more than three months.
underpants
Jun 2016
#1
And yet people in the UK are not dropping like flies when they get blood transfusions
whatthehey
Jun 2016
#52
I used to work for the Red Cross in their blood bank. Let me see if I can explain their stand.
CaliforniaPeggy
Jun 2016
#2
Why is a person more apt to have a blood borne disease because they are gay?
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#11
Wrong. You say no gay man should be allowed to donate blood, where heteros can, because some
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#15
ONLY if they engage is risky actions. A heterosexual woman who has unprotected intercourse is much
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#29
Largely because of history - but the number of new HIV infections are sharply higher among men.
Yo_Mama
Jun 2016
#78
Then ban men. For real though, ban anyone, any gender, any orientation, who has participated in
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#79
How does banning someone who doesn't engage in risky behavior make any sense?
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#82
"no individual can ever be sure about the actual risks of their sexual behavior"? Exactly.
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#84
I don't see empirically being gay increases the chances of someone getting tainted blood...
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#7
Why would a gay person be any more likely to have a blood borne disease? How does screening by
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#12
I am old enough to have worked as a nurse before HIV, and to understand statistics.
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#27
The op says local blood banks requirements have not caught up with FDA ones. At minimum, they should
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#43
Some poeple are gold medalist gymnasts when it comes to protecting bigotry.
Behind the Aegis
Jun 2016
#44
I don't know, is it even safe to reply to you? I might catch them gay cooties at 40X
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#46
I found an article on women and anal sex, for someone else on another thread on same topic
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#86
And it is being done by folks in this thread who have been told repeatedly for over a decade
JackBeck
Jun 2016
#63
Do you understand that not all sex between men involves anal? That's not making things up.
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#40
Here you go. They don't have mutual masturbation, since that's negligible risk
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#45
Do you think there is a difference because of sexual orientation for any action?
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#50
They are at higher risk based on certain activities, not because of who we are.
Behind the Aegis
Jun 2016
#37
Anyone who participates in risky behavior is in a high risk group regardless of gender or orientatio
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#62
"limit on donations from gay men is an international standard" Really? Troubling if true (nt)
TacoD
Jun 2016
#22
Why should someone who engages in no risky behavior be banned only because of their orientation?
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#68
For the question of "male/male sex" being so risky, like m/f sex, it depends on what is done
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#71
We've already addressed this upthread. Do you know the difference between HIV and AIDS? between
uppityperson
Jun 2016
#75