tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post7391019897210730296..comments2023-10-11T08:01:51.636-05:00Comments on PIPEDREAMS: We desperately need blood! Oh, but not yours.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05974435902564570126noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-6256489618748747852008-07-18T07:58:00.000-05:002008-07-18T07:58:00.000-05:00Unbelievable. I didn't know about that restriction...Unbelievable. I didn't know about that restriction. What is WRONG with people? Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-64380947802952023672008-07-17T18:20:00.000-05:002008-07-17T18:20:00.000-05:00This is terrible! I cannot belive it! Jerks!This is terrible! I cannot belive it! Jerks!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01025767157342590672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-79615631148533779382008-07-17T17:15:00.000-05:002008-07-17T17:15:00.000-05:00Oops! Thanks.Oops! Thanks.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974435902564570126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-44995273013441021552008-07-17T16:18:00.000-05:002008-07-17T16:18:00.000-05:00You've got the wrong Portland, sweetie. It was ove...You've got the wrong Portland, sweetie. It was over here on the Right Coast, and the donation center is not too far from where I work. Of course, it's my week off, so this is the first I've heard of it, but I love it. Discriminatory fucks.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-37832478329033970772008-07-17T13:53:00.000-05:002008-07-17T13:53:00.000-05:00argh.The last time I donated blood was in the wake...argh.<BR/>The last time I donated blood was in the wake of 9/11 and I had to lie about being gay. It galled the hell out of me, but I did it.<BR/>My blood couldn't be more pristine, ahem<BR/><BR/><BR/>Don't even get me started on the Red Cross and its corruption and ineptitude.jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116663308431251286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-79116981848228738382008-07-17T13:06:00.000-05:002008-07-17T13:06:00.000-05:00That's awesome. I've been holding onto that resen...That's awesome. I've been holding onto that resentment against the Red Cross for almost 20 years.keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368478490686519518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-30950019267891410182008-07-17T12:50:00.000-05:002008-07-17T12:50:00.000-05:00No, no, but that IS actually their policy, CB. If...No, no, but that IS actually their policy, CB. If you've had any sex with another man since 1978 (?), they don't want your blood. Period.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974435902564570126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-28914608511955085912008-07-17T12:43:00.000-05:002008-07-17T12:43:00.000-05:00It's satire -- the Red Cross doesn't allow gay men...It's satire -- the Red Cross doesn't allow gay men to donate blood.<BR/><BR/>http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2008071622044214freakgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774905190953855685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-67509797548268796032008-07-17T12:35:00.000-05:002008-07-17T12:35:00.000-05:00What??? SURELY the Red Cross didn't actually put u...What??? SURELY the Red Cross didn't <I>actually</I> put up posters saying "no faggots allowed," did they?Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-54671830440696828332008-07-17T12:28:00.000-05:002008-07-17T12:28:00.000-05:00I didn't, but it doesn't surprise me.And, dude, wh...I didn't, but it doesn't surprise me.<BR/><BR/>And, dude, when the <B>FDA</B> thinks you're a fuck-up, you're in really bad shape.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974435902564570126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14801850.post-69119400725989938142008-07-17T11:58:00.000-05:002008-07-17T11:58:00.000-05:00Did you see the story in the NY Times yesterday ab...Did you see the story in the NY Times yesterday about how the Red Cross's sloppy handling of their blood bank led the FDA to take them to court and is now considering criminal charges against their directors?mrpeeneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206554819014030083noreply@blogger.com