2026-07-30 10:23 UTC
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@jablkoziemne@101010.pl 2026-07-30 10:36
@soatok@furry.engineer gay people cant donate blood, sexualy active ppl cant donate, or ppl have to get checked for deasises before donating blood?
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@thepwnicorn@infosec.exchange 2026-07-30 10:33
@soatok@furry.engineer fair point, but also a bit of a humble brag 😄
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@gravepapaya@tiggi.es 2026-07-30 15:30
@soatok@furry.engineer it's changed a bit, whether or not to any practical effect for you is a different question. https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/lgbtq-donors.html Now it's waiting 3 months without anal sex if you've had multiple partners in that time. Also... 3 months since taking PreP.
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@Arcanoraptor@furry.engineer 2026-07-30 17:12
@soatok@furry.engineer I’m ace but still refuse to donate out of solidarity. Plus, if it’s as much of a crisis as they claim, then maybe they should stop selling blood to the pharma industry and donate more of it to hospitals? (Source: https://www.redcrossblood.org/biomedical-services/specialty-services/cell-and-gene-therapy-solutions/whole-blood.html)
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@owashe@meow.social 2026-07-30 19:02
@soatok@furry.engineer I got put on a deferral list for Red Cross because I admitted to doing gay things (this was pre-transition) and was told later on (after they apparently changed their mind on that whole anti-gay thing, not sure if they changed back or something) I could get taken off if I called and I don't have the spoons to undo something that shouldn't have been there in the first place. Shame because donated blood genuinely saved my life in 2014 but bigotry means I was never allowed to pay that back in kind.
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@theorangetheme@en.osm.town 2026-07-30 19:33
@soatok@furry.engineer Apparently you can't donate if you're on PrEP, either. It makes testing the samples difficult because it can mask HIV. It's unfortunate, but I understand it. Source: >The waiting period is required due to these drugs interfering with viral replication and thus possibly altering the detectability of diagnostic and screening tests for HIV, including extending the window period prior to detectable infection or a delay in producing antibodies.