Pale blue dot = Carl Sagan tattoo!

I guess we disagree about what would make donated blood safer. I think asking about unprotected sex and offering more rigourous screening (like the one described here: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…) would overshadow and encompass any heighted risk of contamination from including gay men as donors. We should make…

Depends on the screening test. Most standard tests look for the antibodies produced in response to the HIV; the .003% false negative rate comes from the fact that the body doesn't start to priduce large numbera of the antibodues until 1-3 months after the co traction of the virus.

It's silly to claim I am assuming there is a simple right and wrong here; I'm not. I understand why the ban was implemented, and originally it was neccessary for public health. But you have to look at the social context now. People are more aware of their HIV status now than ever. We have excellent screening…

Put together, gay men and black women account for 99% of new cases of HIV. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/racia… Based on your logic, we should ban black women from donating blood, that would make the pool "safer," right? If you do not think so, then there is your anwer to whether gay men sh o uld be allowed to donate.

False equivalency. I am not in favor of HIV+ folks, IV users, or folks with Hep Bdonating. Discriminating because of LGBT status, though, is not cool.

I think blood banks are always in such need, any increase would be beneficial.

So the argument is that we shouldn't discriminate against Black people because they donate a lot and we need their blood? But wouldn't gay men donate more if they were allowed?

Black people are more likely than any other racial group to contact HIV. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/racia… I don't see them banning black folks from donating because that would OBVIOUSLY be discriminatory. C'mon, FDA, quit hiding behind your outdated "facts" and recognize your prejudices.

Edit: I stand corrected.

Please please please add a link to this petition! http://act.weareultraviolet.org/sign/Congress_…

The article is about how a dangerous new genre of porn is threatening the health and safety of porn actresses. It is not advocating this act or saying it is a good thing, rather the exact opposite. Nor does he mock people who engage in it. He is pointing to the porn industry for this problem, defending porn actors.…

I would love to read it as well!

4 wounded, 2 men and 2 women. 2 of the wounded (1 man 1 woman) are in critical condition. Source: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/seattl…

jn the article she claims she did not accept the compensation.

Dear god, Leo sounds like every internet troll I have ever encountered.

I don't even know what you are saying.

The irony of that scene whizzed right by you, huh?

Oh, bless your heart. Take care now.

Street harassment: "Unwelcome words and actions by unknown persons in public places which are motivated by gender and invade a person’s physical and emotional space in a disrespectful, creepy, startling, scary, or insulting way."