The Outreach is disturbed by gay blood donation ban. The blogger creates a fictional account on his blog to show the cold treatment a gay blood donor might receive. “if you have multiple sex partner, you should not donate, then it makes sense. But why is it man with a man? Does being gay make you unprofessional? Does being gay change your characteristic on how you treat others?”
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