The American Red Cross is now allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood without restrictions that specifically single out a person’s sexual orientation or gender, the nonprofit group said Monday.

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    1 year ago

    I wonder if homophobes will suddenly turn gay after a blood transfusion? /s

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      1 year ago

      Bro that’s not it. It was about AIDS having spread throughout the gay community before testing was feasible.

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        Testing methods are still inadequate, as blood may test negative whilst infectious in the first three months