Comments on: San Jose State bans blood drives http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/ | social justice | higher education | technology | Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: OSU + discriminatory blood drives » Eric Stoller’s Blog http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-25331 Sun, 18 May 2008 01:15:51 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-25331 [...] It would be wonderful if OSU President Ed Ray would do what San José State University President Don W. Kassing did at the SJSU campus. President Kassing suspended all campus blood drives in protest of the FDA’s homophobic policy citing that the policy violates SJSU’s non-discrimination policy. [...] […] It would be wonderful if OSU President Ed Ray would do what San José State University President Don W. Kassing did at the SJSU campus. President Kassing suspended all campus blood drives in protest of the FDA’s homophobic policy citing that the policy violates SJSU’s non-discrimination policy. […]

]]> by: Erin http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-20455 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:22:10 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-20455 Hey Eric, Believe it or not, the Canadian Blood Services has the same damn policy. Student groups across the country are attempting to raise awareness, similarly to what's being done at San Jose State...I actually blogged about this a few months ago: http://ebiddlecombe.blogspot.com/2007/12/ridiculous.html Hey Eric,

Believe it or not, the Canadian Blood Services has the same damn policy. Student groups across the country are attempting to raise awareness, similarly to what’s being done at San Jose State…I actually blogged about this a few months ago: http://ebiddlecombe.blogspot.com/2007/12/ridiculous.html

]]> by: angie smith http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-20366 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:12:03 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-20366 OK I just posted a comment :) WHAT Happened? This makes my blood boil...Pun intended . Anyways Bravo to San Jose State for the ban. I am an avid donator and it drives me crazy that the FDA has this policy in place.. Yeah back in the early 80s people were frightened and homophobic but we've come a long way since then.. Well as long as you don't look at the three GOP contenders ... We know they rigorously test blood for safety and if someone could actually tell me what purpose this ban serves I would love it hear it.. When I go donate, my blood is collected and shipped off to be tested.. and just like if a gay man donates his blood should go THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURE... one shouldn't be looked at as safer than the other ... So if all blood gets tested anyways then where's the harm? and HELLO FDA people .. did you ever think that gay men always admit if they've had sex with another man within those time frames... I'm sure that happens more times than you can ever imagine... FDA, you can spin this anyway you want.. this ban is antiquated and needs to be lifted immediately .... Just one more government policy that makes no sense. OK I just posted a comment :) WHAT Happened? This makes my blood boil…Pun intended . Anyways Bravo to San Jose State for the ban. I am an avid donator and it drives me crazy that the FDA has this policy in place.. Yeah back in the early 80s people were frightened and homophobic but we’ve come a long way since then.. Well as long as you don’t look at the three GOP contenders … We know they rigorously test blood for safety and if someone could actually tell me what purpose this ban serves I would love it hear it.. When I go donate, my blood is collected and shipped off to be tested.. and just like if a gay man donates his blood should go THROUGH THE SAME PROCEDURE… one shouldn’t be looked at as safer than the other … So if all blood gets tested anyways then where’s the harm? and HELLO FDA people .. did you ever think that gay men always admit if they’ve had sex with another man within those time frames… I’m sure that happens more times than you can ever imagine… FDA, you can spin this anyway you want.. this ban is antiquated and needs to be lifted immediately …. Just one more government policy that makes no sense.

]]> by: angie http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-20365 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:03:52 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/02/05/san-jose-state-bans-blood-drives/#comment-20365 This is by far the most ridiculous policy I have heard of. This makes me EXTREMELY angry ... ALL blood gets tested so where in F(#*$# is the harm in taking blood from a gay men .. If it's bad, tainted, whatever than throw it out.. The EXACT same policy is in place for us straight people so it makes NO SENSE to turn away blood from a gay men. The FDA can spin it anyway they want, all this comes down too is old fashioned discrimination that even in 2008 is alive and well.. Bravo to San Jose State.. May your actions shed light on one of the most asenine policies in government history. This is by far the most ridiculous policy I have heard of. This makes me EXTREMELY angry … ALL blood gets tested so where in F(#*$# is the harm in taking blood from a gay men .. If it’s bad, tainted, whatever than throw it out.. The EXACT same policy is in place for us straight people so it makes NO SENSE to turn away blood from a gay men.

The FDA can spin it anyway they want, all this comes down too is old fashioned discrimination that even in 2008 is alive and well.. Bravo to San Jose State.. May your actions shed light on one of the most asenine policies in government history.

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