By Leo Barraclough
09.04.2020 - 16:11 / metroweekly.com
Blood donation — Photo: New Africa
“I remember the first time I went to donate blood as an adult, in the late ’80s,” says Scott Weiner. “The questionnaire said if you’d had sex with a man since 1977, you couldn’t donate. I remember the feeling in the pit of my stomach, that I was permanently banned from donating blood for the rest of my life. It was really demoralizing, and made me feel like a second-class citizen.”
Weiner came of age as a gay man in 1987, when he was 17, at the height of the
By Leo Barraclough
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One of the few positives to come out of the current coronavirus pandemic is that celebrities are offering a peek inside their homes as they self-isolate along with the rest of the world.
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Mariah Carey took to social media on Thursday (April 9) to celebrate the 15th anniversary of her smash comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi with an impromptu rendition of fan-favorite deep cut "Your Girl.""Throwing it back with one of my favorite album cuts from the Mimi album - YOUR GIRL! Hope everybody is staying safe," the superstar captioned the video using the hashtag #TEOMAnniversary.Clad in a blue kimono-style robe emblazoned with peacocks, Carey delivers vocals fit for the gods as she
SPOILER ALERT: Anyone who has yet to watch the series finale of “Schitt’s Creek” is duly warned that plot points from the final episode will be revealed by reading further.
The Rose family left Schitt's Creek, but not without leaving their mark on the tiny hamlet. Warning, spoilers follow for the series finale of Schitt's Creek titled "Happy Ending." "Happy Ending" began with David (Dan Levy) receiving some not so happy news: It's pouring on his wedding day to Patrick (Noah Reid) Their outdoor venue? Just a big puddle.
2 min read New Zealand will not follow the United States into relaxing blood donation laws for men who have sex with men (MSM), while any Australian decision will be delayed due to COVID-19.
President Trump, in response to a question from the Washington Blade, said Friday he had nothing to do with the recent Food & Drug Administration decision to ease the ban prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
President Donald Trump said he had nothing to do with the FDA easing the gay blood ban. (Screen capture via C-SPAN)
Faced with tremendous pressure during the coronavirus crisis to lift its policy barring gay men from donating blood, the Food & Drug Administration announced on Thursday it has eased the restrictions.
The FDA has changed in policy on gay blood donations.
2 min read The Singapore High Court has rejected three constitutional challenges to the country’s ban on homosexuality devastating the LGBTIQ community of the small Asian nation. Under the British colonial-era law, which is not regularly enforced, men who have sex with men, which is described as “gross indecency”, face up to two years in jail.
Britney Spears was “obviously joking” when she claimed she completed a 100 metre sprint faster than world record holder Usain Bolt.