After two days of hearings, by a vote of 9-6, the HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability has voted against recommending lifting … [Read more...] about HHS Committee Votes to Retain Ban on Gay Blood Donation
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HHS Hearing on FDA Ban on Gay Blood Donation Happening Now
The Department of Health and Human Services' Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability is holding hearings today and tomorrow concerning … [Read more...] about HHS Hearing on FDA Ban on Gay Blood Donation Happening Now
Lifting of Gay Blood Donor Ban Would Boost Supply by 219,000 Pints
A new report (PDF) from the Williams Institute concludes that the lifting of the FDA ban on blood donation by gay men would increase the nation's … [Read more...] about Lifting of Gay Blood Donor Ban Would Boost Supply by 219,000 Pints
Larry King Preview: Lady Gaga Talks ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, Gay Blood Ban, and Anti-Gay Discrimination
Lady Gaga guests on tonight's Larry King Live. A few previews of the show have popped up.In one, Gaga is asked about "Don't Ask, … [Read more...] about Larry King Preview: Lady Gaga Talks ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, Gay Blood Ban, and Anti-Gay Discrimination
News: Genderless Citizen, Mika, Puffin, Gay Blood, Gerry Adams
Virginia AG Cuccinelli defends anti-gay advice in Sunday op-ed. And, he's a birther. Federal health officials to reexamine 27-year-old ban on … [Read more...] about News: Genderless Citizen, Mika, Puffin, Gay Blood, Gerry Adams
News: Irving Penn, Blood Donation, Jesus Luz, Moon Impact, Poe
Impact of Moon by probe to be broadcast live on NASA TV tomorrow morning. Photographer Irving Penn dies at 92.Madonna buying posh Upper East Side … [Read more...] about News: Irving Penn, Blood Donation, Jesus Luz, Moon Impact, Poe
Lesbians Petition to End Chinese Gay Blood Ban
Like the U.S., China faces its own ban on blood donation by gays, perpetuated by similar myths and prejudices, but a group of lesbians there is trying … [Read more...] about Lesbians Petition to End Chinese Gay Blood Ban
‘No Faggots Allowed’
Activists in Portland Maine reportedly "plastered the community bulletin boards of downtown Portland" with a poster campaign drawing attention to the … [Read more...] about ‘No Faggots Allowed’
Russia Ends Ban on Gay Blood Donation
A two-year campaign by activists came to a successful end yesterday when the Russian Health Ministry ended a ban on blood donation by gays, according … [Read more...] about Russia Ends Ban on Gay Blood Donation
News: Taxes, Ken Livingstone, Titanic, Milo Ventimiglia, Scientology
On tax day, a reminder of how the U.S. inflicts extra financial burden on gay citizens. The last meal on the Titanic, which went down 96 years ago … [Read more...] about News: Taxes, Ken Livingstone, Titanic, Milo Ventimiglia, Scientology