US: ‘Gay Blood Drive Day’ to call for end of gay blood ban

ROFL

that there shouldn't be a blanket ban, rather each person should be treated as an individual

"The lifetime ban on blood donation for men who have sex with men is discriminatory and not based on sound science," AMA Board of Trustees member William Kobler, MD, said in a statement. "This new policy urges a federal policy change to ensure blood donation bans or deferrals are applied to donors according to their individual level of risk and are not based on sexual orientation alone."

google it

light-hearted and carefree.

"Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face"

lol umad?

Ironic, considering most gays are anything BUT that.

Uh aren't most gays pretty much like anyone else?

thanks for the info, Mr. Ambassador of the Gay.

@jasean79: how are most gays?

...and you know this how?

Experience. Look at the definition: "light hearted and carefree". Then look at the LGBT community and all they're involved in and you'll see they're anything but "carefree".

so you're applying the actions of one vocal group of people to an entire community?

@jasean79: that`s not experience, it`s speculation.

@jasean79: oh so just based on silly generalizations

*snort*

Reminded of this quote from noscope:

"Talking with you gays makes one thing clear your on some F the world type stuff. If this does not work out then what is next guns ??

Will you become terrorist blowing up kids and old people as long as you get your way. Where is the end in your single minded pursuit of rights for gays. Where does the slippery slope end. I know F me your a freedom fighter and your cause is just. It is us against the world who is holding us back huh. Clearly logic has no place here so I am done."

wasn't no scope both a homophobe and a racist?

@dave123321: Are you suggesting that no one else here generalizes when it comes to a particular group?

@vl4d_l3nin: So, you would disagree and say that most gays are in fact true to the definition of "gay"? Wouldn't that be speculation on your part also? I guess there is no real way to know for sure if the term aptly describes their lifestyle. I guess it is speculation according to my experience with that particular group.

I didn't say anything about gay people.

Of course you can't use a single term to describe and entire group of people. That's why the term "gay" is just a reapprobation.

Yes, it is speculation, based on nothing more than a claim of "experience with that particular group", whatever that means.

@jasean79: where the **** would you get the idea that I am saying no one else here generalizes groups

you sound like one of those atheists that says that most religious people are hateful, ignorant assholes just because they have experienced religious people who are generally shitty human beings due in part because of their religious viewpoints

@lostrib: yeah, noscope was generally shitty

And you yourself are guilty of "generalizing". Thanks for proving my point. :)

@jasean79: where did I generalize?

What is your point?

bad reason is bad, you can check the blood several times and be 100% sure ffs. We have a test first to be eligible to be sure we don't have any diseases and then we get tested everytime we give blood. It's fucking stupid...

@jasean79: where is the generalizing in the post?

Was it the example of a person that generalized religious folk?

You said I "sound like one of those..." and then you went on to sum me up based on my posts to you in this thread.

How do you generalize an individual? =/

What Lenin said

He compared me to "one of those atheists", which would put me in the group that he basically made a generalization about.

Yeah, I'm bored now. Can we move onto something else?

He wasn't putting you in that group...

Pretty much, but you know, you always have those annoying homophobes that like to complain about gay people as if they are part of their lives. "OH NO I SEEN TWO GUYS KISS, GO AWAY OR I'M GOING TO CATCH THE GAY."

What thegerg said

And summing you up based on stuff you said/your actual actions seems against making generalizations

I guess as much of a bigot and stupid as the Germans.

"In Germany, a petition is circulating to collect 50,000 signatures to force a review of the indefinite deferral rule by the powerful German Medical Association—lawmakers’ go-to organization when it comes to health policy. Matthias Schmidt, creative director of DDB Tribal Berlin, the agency leading the campaign, says the policy was at odds with Germany’s otherwise sexually liberal thinking."

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/11/activists-fight-antiquated-policy-with-national-gay-blood-drive.html

Thank you, gerg. I knew I could count on you to clarify his point. :D

lol yeah... That's not going to pass...