Comments on: The CDC Does Something Right http://blog.babeland.com/2006/07/03/the-cdc-does-something-right/ We're a feisty, feminist bunch, and we like to talk about sex! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dallas http://blog.babeland.com/2006/07/03/the-cdc-does-something-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 dallas Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:15:28 +0000 http://blog.babeland.com/2006/07/03/the-cdc-does-something-right/#comment-1339 Absolutely. I wasn't saying the CDC is perfect - far from it. In fact, this is one of the only things they've done right in the past few years. I was a little surprised, frankly. The fact that gay men cannot donate blood infuriates me. It's a rediculous rule based on old and innacurate data. It should be changed. Speaking of CDC statistics and mapping, there are other things they don't do well either. They're mapping of how HIV is aquired as well as what your sexuality and gender get marked as are all screwed up. They need a serious overhaul but it doesn't look like that's going to happen anytime soon. Absolutely. I wasn’t saying the CDC is perfect – far from it. In fact, this is one of the only things they’ve done right in the past few years. I was a little surprised, frankly.

The fact that gay men cannot donate blood infuriates me. It’s a rediculous rule based on old and innacurate data. It should be changed.

Speaking of CDC statistics and mapping, there are other things they don’t do well either. They’re mapping of how HIV is aquired as well as what your sexuality and gender get marked as are all screwed up. They need a serious overhaul but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime soon.

]]> By: Yes, but... http://blog.babeland.com/2006/07/03/the-cdc-does-something-right/comment-page-1/#comment-1335 Yes, but... Wed, 05 Jul 2006 04:20:01 +0000 http://blog.babeland.com/2006/07/03/the-cdc-does-something-right/#comment-1335 Yes, BUT. Gay males cannot donate blood to the Red Cross. Period. And the reason, I was told, is because they just go by what the CDC recommends. So the CDC thinks that gay males are not fit to donate blood. (a bit 70's in their data and statistics mapping dopn't you think?) Yes, BUT. Gay males cannot donate blood to the Red Cross. Period.
And the reason, I was told, is because they just go by what the CDC recommends.
So the CDC thinks that gay males are not fit to donate blood. (a bit 70′s in their data and statistics mapping dopn’t you think?)

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