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Thread: Should gays and lesbians be allowed to donate blood?
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[quote=LEONARDO,374864] As China goes international and becomes a more open society, China has seen an increase of gay and lesbian population. Here I don’t have discrimination against gay people. The reason why I wanna talk about this issue with you guys is that China’s gay people are banned from donating blood according to the relevant laws enacted by the authority in 1998 and “Checkup Requirements of Blood Donors” stipulated in 2001 by the Ministry of Health. Last month, (about July 27), China’s gays and lesbians organized an online petition, asking the government to remove the bans and laws that bar gays and lesbians from donating flood. Recently, Li Yinhe, a renowned sociologist in China, has also mentioned this issue (gay people’s right to donate blood) in her blog. She thinks that banning gay people from donating blood is a kind of discrimination against them. Homosexual remains sensitive in China. A majority of people (including the Chinese authority) usually associate gay people with HIV virus/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. People who are for the banning of gay people from giving blood hold that “It’s a practical law because the gay community has much higher rates of sexually transmitted diseases. We must take our precautions wisely.” Some petitioners of gay people insist: “I wanna donate my blood to save others’ lives and I have confidence in my blood. It’s safe”. Blood donation is an undertaking for the public interest. The authority is well-grounded that the source of blood is safe, sound and healthy. Well, gay people are also concerned about their rights to make contribution to the society. Undeniably, gay people do face the societal stress in China. I know western countries are more open and tolerable to gay community. One or two states in USA ((Massachusetts) even allow the gay peoples to get married legally. Well, I am not sure if your countries allow gays and lesbians to donate blood. How about the situations in other countries? What do you think of this issue? Should gays and lesbians and be allowed to donate blood? [/quote]
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