Gay men will soon be able to donate blood in Canada for the first time since 1977.
Canadian Blood Services announced today that gay men will be able to donate blood starting this summer, as long as they have not had sex with other men in five years, and meet all other requirements. This is a change from previous policy which had a lifetime ban for donation by any men who had had sex with other men.
For those wondering, the ban was first set in place because technology had not quite allowed for proper screening of blood for HIV.
god dammit took long enough
edit: wait a minute “as long as they have not had sex with other men in five years” what the ever-loving fuck man that’s still really shitty what the fuck
Husbands & Wives
I really don’t get gay dudes that call their male, significant other (married or not) “my wife” or “wifey.” Seriously, don’t you wanna be with a man because he’s a man? I know I do. Call him your husband! Leave the term wife for those who identify as a woman and are in a marriage or similar relationship.
Just a loose thought strand coming undone. Carry on.
“For the culturally unaware… The Herndon Climb is an annual tradition at the Annapolis Naval Academy in which members of the freshmen class, AKA “plebes,” climb a lard-covered monument to retrieve the Plebe ‘dixie cup’ hat and replace it with an upperclassmen’s hat, marking the end of wearing freshman headgear and moving up to headgear more like a U.S. Naval officer.
But really, it’s just about getting nearly naked and climbing a wet, greasy pole. For America.”
—Matt Bellassai
Can you get tickets to this thing?
Britney’s prom picture surfaces
The daily extent of my physical activity,
(via rawranimals)
(via canadianbarbarian)
Basement Window
and sometimes,
i still crawl out of the basement window
just to feel those nights the way they were
but the air is thicker now,
i feel it on my hands
where dirt used to be
