Awesome - vaccine AND gay rights related

[pixy0stix]

Resident anti-vaccer in a group I'm in was saying that she can understand the Boy Scout's position and that exclusion isn't hate.

I comment that maybe we should have all gays drink from a different fountain.

Anti vaccer: ‎^or those of us who chose to not vax our kids, pixy?!

Pixy Stix: As far as I know, your sexuality doesn't endanger public health

Pixy Stix: When the "gay agenda" starts infringing on me and mine, then maybe we'll have an issue

No reply yet.

What do you think, same issue or no?

[Chirp]

Sadly, I think I might know what she's getting at... According to my ILs, all gay people have AIDS and should be avoided.

Not only do they not know the difference between HIV and AIDS, but apparently they weren't listening when I mentioned that I have several gay people in my family.

[imoan]

I'd be done at "gay agenda". Fucking done. That'd be the end of the friendship.

[mominatrix]

Jul 19, 2012 10:45:49 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Sadly, I think I might know what she's getting at... According to my ILs, all gay people have AIDS and should be avoided.

...all gay men have AIDS, but zero lesbian women do, so it all averages out, natch.

..via mobile.

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You know this reminds me how angry I am that in Canada, gays can't donate blood. I need to do some letter writing.

[Chirp]

Jul 19, 2012 11:02:28 GMT -5 @lauriergirl28 said:

You know this reminds me how angry I am that in Canada, gays can't donate blood. I need to do some letter writing.

Isn't that true for the USA too?

::off to google::

[Chirp]

Jul 19, 2012 11:43:44 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Jul 19, 2012 11:02:28 GMT -5 @lauriergirl28 said:

You know this reminds me how angry I am that in Canada, gays can't donate blood. I need to do some letter writing.

Isn't that true for the USA too?

::off to google::

Yep, I was right.

www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-topic#lifestyle

Donor Deferral for Men Who Have Had Sex With Men (MSM)
The top priorities of the American Red Cross are the safety of our volunteer blood donors and the ultimate recipients of blood. On June 11, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability voted against recommending a change to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy of a lifetime deferral for men who have sex with other men. The FDA is responsible for determining donor eligibility requirements and the Red Cross is required to follow their decisions.