Author Topic: FDA to lift Ban on Gay blood donations  (Read 3372 times)

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Offline starseeker

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Re: FDA to lift Ban on Gay blood donations
« Reply #15 on: December 26, 2014, 06:23:32 pm »
I still maintain that the restricting factor should be anal sex, not male homosexuality. Anal sex is the actual risk factor in HIV transmission, and using male homosexuality instead both allows risky donations by straight people who do anal and unjustly punishes gay men who don't do anal.

Isn't the exact wording used 'men-who-have-sex-with-men'?

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Re: FDA to lift Ban on Gay blood donations
« Reply #16 on: December 27, 2014, 01:31:02 am »
I still maintain that the restricting factor should be anal sex, not male homosexuality. Anal sex is the actual risk factor in HIV transmission, and using male homosexuality instead both allows risky donations by straight people who do anal and unjustly punishes gay men who don't do anal.
Yea, that would sound better.
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