The US government said it would ban homosexuals from making anonymous donations to sperm banks, in the name of preventing transmittable diseases, in a move swiftly condemned by gay rights groups....What a total fucking asshole. Folks, Bush is doing this because it's an easy slap at gays that will help him kiss up to the religious right at a time when they're angry at him for not doing more on gay marriage. How many more reasons do gay people need to get the hell out of that party? The party leaders hate us, folks. You are a second-class leper to these people. Get the hell out.
There is a 72 hour test which would provide information as to whether a person was HIV positive, we know that even the International Red Cross accepts blood from men who have sex with men," said Roberta Sklar, spokesperson for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
"This is another instance of the Bush administration ignoring scientific information and putting forth their own agenda to satisfy the extreme right wing conservative voters. It does not take in current scientific findings and recommendations. - AFP
And another thing. Is it just me, or is this entire Bush-endorsed far-right agenda getting more than a bit creepy in a Nazi-esque (and I mean that in the literal sense of the word) kind of way? Bush is now making governmental moves to stop gay people from procreating, in essence. Think about that, folks. Shining beacon on a hill, my ass.
