tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post4164887269603175216..comments2024-02-26T02:02:51.364-05:00Comments on Queers United: Demand Tasmanian Blood Ban be Dropped!Queers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-45991176196439500842008-08-21T16:54:00.000-04:002008-08-21T16:54:00.000-04:00You are both right this is archaic and nothing sho...You are both right this is archaic and nothing short of bigotry and stigmatization of queer men. The blood gets tested as it should, if you want to be more certain you can put limits but why put them based on sexuality? Put them based on levels of unprotected sex, promiscuity, etc. That way one can weed out gays and straights who may be at a higher risk.Queers Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-84876876212412777582008-08-21T03:05:00.000-04:002008-08-21T03:05:00.000-04:00Yes, all blood is thoroughly tested. So the donat...Yes, all blood is thoroughly tested. So the donated blood from a totally heterosexual person, who is HIV+ is picked-up. The ban on gays giving blood is nothing short of homophobia.<BR/><BR/>This particuar case in Australia is being reported on a daily basis when the tribunal is sitting by www.ukgaynews.org.uk . One shocking statement made by an American blood expert was that HIV cound be passed on by kissing - and that a man who had kissed another man should by barred from giving blood. Enough said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-65637025043089184922008-08-21T01:07:00.000-04:002008-08-21T01:07:00.000-04:00Here's my question: is donated blood not tested fo...Here's my question: is donated blood not tested for health risks before it is passed on? If it isn't, that's absurd because...it's...this is 2008! We should be testing donated blood for diseases no matter where it comes from!<BR/><BR/>And if it is tested [as it should be], what's the problem here? If a gay man--or anyone of any orientation, for that matter--contracts a disease and then donates blood, it wouldn't be used in transfusions and there would be no problem.<BR/><BR/>So, if proper precautions are being taken for all blood donated, this ban is a ridiculous, archaic stigma and it should absolutely be lifted.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393632283391798121noreply@blogger.com