With the repeal of DADT, will this be another step in equal rights for gay men?
This article was originally published in The Boston Business Journal.
By Julie Donnelly
Every summer, the American Red Cross bemoans a shortage of blood donors, due in part to regular donors being on vacation. But there remains a ban in place that stymies a group of potential donors who happen to be gay men. It’s a hold over from the early, fear-ridden days of the AIDS epidemic, when scrutiny targeted whole classes of people including homosexuals and Haitian immigrants, rather than specific high-risk behavior.
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, along with a colleague in the House of Representatives, has been working to lift the ban and Tuesday released a list of four actions the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it must take before ending the ban…
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