Gays Still Banned From Donating Blood

According to the AP:

WASHINGTON - Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.

The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and two other blood groups criticized the policy as “medically and scientifically unwarranted.”

"This homophobic nonsense needs to stop," said total homosexual Gary Rosenberg, a wannabe blood donor. "It's so obvious the FDA have no idea what they're talking about.

"I am in a committed relationship with 32 different men, and I am just as safe as the next complete stranger one can meet in an airport restroom."

Gay rights activist Jerry Fanfield believes that preventing homosexuals from giving blood is slowly killing off the nation's blood supply.

"With over 78% of the nation being homosexual, it's only a matter of time before the blood banks go dry," said Fanfield.

While the FDA said it would change it's policy if it wouldn’t pose a “significant and preventable” risk, some are relieved that their policy still stands.

John Anderson, who needed a blood transfusion during a recent surgery, said the FDA just has the public's safety in mind.

"It's a good thing to keep the blood banks safe," said Anderson. "I mean, the gays claim that their sexual orientation is genetic, right? What if they would've pumped me full of gay blood, and the next thing you know I leave my wife and start collecting bottlecaps with a guy named Bernie?"