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Gay Activists Fight the Squick Factor in Blood-Donation Ban
Health, News

Gay Activists Fight the Squick Factor in Blood-Donation Ban

Last June, the American Medical Association turned up the heat by voting to oppose the lifetime ban, saying gay men could be treated like other high-risk groups. That development was followed by a nationwide protest last week, as gay men volunteered to visit blood donation centers and go through the humiliating process of being publicly told they couldn’t donate. Continue reading Gay Activists Fight the Squick Factor in Blood-Donation Ban

How Long Until Gay People Can Give Blood?
Health, News, Politics

How Long Until Gay People Can Give Blood?

Blood donation comes with a ticking sound, a count of the roughly 42 days that whole blood can be banked before it’s no longer usable. Blood banks and hospitals are daily involved in a complex dance to move blood to where it’s needed.

If you are gay, of course, you can pay no attention to donating life-saving blood. Currently there’s a lifetime “deferral” for men who have at any time since 1977 had sex with other men. This is an FDA policy, nothing to do with your local blood bank. Continue reading How Long Until Gay People Can Give Blood?

ACT’s New Voices Showcase is the Real <em>Glee 3D</em>
Arts & Entertainment, Music, Theatre

ACT’s New Voices Showcase is the Real Glee 3D

If you have a $25 ACT Pass, this August must feel like a golden age. You no doubt already saw Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room (our review), maybe popped in for Ian Bell’s anonymous memoirs Seattle Confidential, then last night was the show tunes showcase New Voices, August 17 is short film showcase Rawstock (featuring women filmmakers Karn Junkinsmith, Michaela Olsen and Bri Meyer, and Kristen Grey-Rockmaker), and the 19th brings back Nick Garrison’s neo-cabaret The Love Markets, performing Summer Nacht. Continue reading ACT’s New Voices Showcase is the Real Glee 3D

Look Out! Look Out! Pink Lions on Parade!
Announcements, News

Look Out! Look Out! Pink Lions on Parade!

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Lions Club International is presenting a Parade of Nations in downtown Seattle, as part of their annual international convention. Given the high of 80 degrees expected today, that should be more than enough time to roast the fairer-skinned to a healthy pink. And of course some Lions clubs wear pink proudly, like the Castro Lions Club and Queens Pride Lions Club. Continue reading Look Out! Look Out! Pink Lions on Parade!