http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/02/gay-man-donates-kidney-most-donations-illegal/ A gay Christian moving the forbidden from the footnotes. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/02/gay-man-donates-kidney-most-donations-illegal/#comment-4133 The Real Reason LGBT Rights Matter. | Asterisk Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:56:29 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=428#comment-4133 [...] Solving the One Issue has the side effect of bringing people back from the edge. That’s the real reason the fight is so important. It’s not about me getting married (I won’t) or joining the Marines (it is to laugh). It isn’t about me not getting a job because I’m a fag or being politely turned down for a loan or being turned away from a restaurant or being told my blood is tainted. [...] [...] Solving the One Issue has the side effect of bringing people back from the edge. That’s the real reason the fight is so important. It’s not about me getting married (I won’t) or joining the Marines (it is to laugh). It isn’t about me not getting a job because I’m a fag or being politely turned down for a loan or being turned away from a restaurant or being told my blood is tainted. [...]

]]> http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/02/gay-man-donates-kidney-most-donations-illegal/#comment-3911 cydonia16 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:50:47 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=428#comment-3911 It’s shocking how homophobic many laws still are; this is certainly one of the more ridiculous ones. I was at a <a rel="nofollow">Donate Boat</a> event once and witnessed someone refuse to bid on a boat after realizing the previous occupants were gay. I really don’t know how mean natured people like this in the world can live with themselves… It’s shocking how homophobic many laws still are; this is certainly one of the more ridiculous ones. I was at a Donate Boat event once and witnessed someone refuse to bid on a boat after realizing the previous occupants were gay. I really don’t know how mean natured people like this in the world can live with themselves…

]]> http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/02/gay-man-donates-kidney-most-donations-illegal/#comment-3542 cydonia16 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:50:47 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=428#comment-3542 It’s shocking how homophobic many laws still are; this is certainly one of the more ridiculous ones. I was at a <a rel="follow" href="http://www.onlinecardonation.org/boat-donations.htm" rel="nofollow">Donate Boat</a> event once and witnessed someone refuse to bid on a boat after realizing the previous occupants were gay. I really don’t know how mean natured people like this in the world can live with themselves… It’s shocking how homophobic many laws still are; this is certainly one of the more ridiculous ones. I was at a Donate Boat event once and witnessed someone refuse to bid on a boat after realizing the previous occupants were gay. I really don’t know how mean natured people like this in the world can live with themselves…

]]> http://blog.mattalgren.com/2009/02/gay-man-donates-kidney-most-donations-illegal/#comment-3462 Health Donations Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:44:54 +0000 http://blog.mattalgren.com/?p=428#comment-3462 I can understand the initial reaction toward gay men donating blood, but really, this is just a ridiculous law given the knowledge we have about AIDs and the technology we have for screen blood donations. I can understand the initial reaction toward gay men donating blood, but really, this is just a ridiculous law given the knowledge we have about AIDs and the technology we have for screen blood donations.

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