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Federal Ban on Blood Donation Continues

This past Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decided to uphold the federal ban against sexually active gay men donating blood. The ban has been in effect for 25 years, when the AIDS blood scare first began. You probably remember young hemophiliac Ryan White who was infected with HIV in 1984 after receiving a tainted blood treatment. White died at the age of 18 in 1990. Another early victim of tainted blood was actor Paul Michael Glaser’s wife Elizabeth. She contracted HIV after receiving a blood transfusion when giving birth to their first child Ariel. She … Continue reading →

A Pastor Said What? – Part 2

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Yesterday, I blogged about Pastor Charles Worley’s recent sermon on homosexuals. He wanted them fenced in a camp where they couldn’t reproduce with the thinking that eventually they would “die out.” It just makes my heart heavy as the sermon continued with, “They say that you’re gonna get in trouble with the government. Well, I just want ‘yuns to know that I like that bubble gum stuff, so bring it to me. And I like sunflower seeds, so bring me some of them, because if you have to go to jail for preaching the word of God – someone told … Continue reading →

Lady Gaga Leads a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Rally in Portland

Part of being green is supporting human rights and social justice. One “right” that has been called into question in the last several years is that of homosexuals to serve in the U.S. military. Homosexuality has been grounds for military discharge since the Revolutionary War, with Lieutenant Gotthold Frederick Enslin being the first person dismissed in 1778. Discharges continued through the World Wars and Vietnam, although when personnel shortages arose, homosexuality was often overlooked. In 1982, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a policy stating homosexuality was incompatible with military service. After public outcries, the DOD instituted the infamous Don’t … Continue reading →