Prism & PenHe is #gay. He openly identifies as such. And yet, he strongly supported the Indian far-right government’s decision to restrict gay men and trans persons from donating blood.
At first, I thought I had misunderstood him. Why would someone defend a policy that directly excludes people like him?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/my-gay-ex-classmate-supports-indias-ban-on-gay-trans-people-donating-blood-1e33bb720b42?sk=d649e42168a176c46f3b3cfccdbf85e1
lia🇬🇧 Today I went to donate blood for the first time! 🩸That also means I received an answer to most of my questions about donating blood while genderqueer, on HRT and ADHD medication in Germany.
Women can donate four, men can donate six times a year over here. Since I officially carry the 'third gender' of my country and I've been on HRT for several years, they didn't initially know what to do with me.
They expressed sympathies with me on how aged and outdated their systems and protocols were – most of them were still on Windows XP or older and the software only featured 'male' and 'female' options.
They came to the conclusion that due to my long-term hormone replacement therapy, I was nowadays closer to 'biologically female' than 'biologically male', and that they'd keep me in their systems as female.
[This was somewhat funny to me. I can only imagine what a transphobe would think about the idea of medical personnel determining me as biologically female.]
Hormones were also no issue whatsoever, and the doctor told me that my 'transsexuality' that I initially put into 'pre-existing conditions' is not a medical condition but just a facet of life and therefore should not be listed there.
Taking Lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse/Vyvanse) was not an issue whatsoever. They're mostly looking out for blood-altering medication such as blood thinners, and illegal drugs.
They're trying to minimise risks, and people who take illegal drugs are way more likely to use unsanitary syringes or even unknowingly consume unknown or dangerous substances that may linger in the blood due to consuming laced drugs.
Same thing with sex: since 2023, they don't ask for sexuality anymore. Instead, I was allowed to have 'up to and including 2' sexual partners within the past four months, or 'up to 1' sexual partner with who I practised anal. No questions about sexual orientation appeared.
Hope this helps someone!
#Lisdexamfetamine #BloodDonation #DonateBlood #DonatingBlood #Medicine #Health #ADHD #Trans #HRT #Transgender #Queer #Germany
Steve Dustcircle 🌹A Hero Among #Pups:
#Sharwood the #Dog Holds #WorldRecord for #DonatingBlood
https://nicenews.com/environment/sharwood-dog-world-record-donating-blood/
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Why #DonatingBlood Frequently May Reduce Your #RiskofCancer
https://nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/donating-blood-frequently-reduce-risk-cancer/
Everyone Should Know Their #BloodType: 3 Methods to Find Out Yours
In a #medical #emergency or when #donatingblood, it's important to know your #blood type.
RigearSlurp slurp slurp it goes. Slowly down the tube. Why is the gym so cold, I wish I wore a vest.
The Gamer's Tavern 🍻Another week is starting, so the best thing we could do is to start it with a coffee and a hug.
The #PositiveVibes for today: we need to start smiling and laughing at silly things: i.e. my type is B+, so you can say it's in my blood to B Positive! 😁
Speaking (or tooting) of that: as of half an hour from now I'm going to be donating blood to the hospital.
I wish you all a wonderful day and a wonderful start of the week 🙏🏻
TeescheHave you considered donating blood? It’s very helpful and not that difficult. I’ve overcome my fear of needles and wrote down what it’s like: https://www.teesche.com/blood
#donatingblood #blooddonor
#donatingblood #blooddonor
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈#NHS #report reveals no change in #blood #safety since allowing #gay and #bi men to #donate blood.
“Simply being a #man who has #sex with #men is not a good enough reason to #exclude someone from #DonatingBlood.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #NHS #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/10/nhs-blood-safety-gay-bi-men-donations/
How is everyone doing?
I'm currently donating blood at the hospital. I'm glad to see that it's full of donors today, it gives me a little hope in humanity. A little, no exaggeration here.
Unfortunately donating has a huge problem. No #coffee in the morning. 