Thanks to everyone who rescued the Newsplex crew's Comments Section from the ignoramus known as "Archie"- who is probably just some jackwad trying to be funny. Archie had the post that read: "Good, I don't want any gay blood in me if I go to the hospital!" Even if...
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Blood Ban Opponent
I post most of my blogs late at night so you have something to wake up to and enjoy with your morning coffee with. Me? I wake up around noon, and that's when I head out for my iced mocha... but this afternoon? I woke up to an email and voicemail...
Health and Human Services Backs Blood Ban
Late on Friday, a Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee voted 9-6 in favor of keeping the ban on gay and bisexual men from being allowed to donate blood. Senator John Kerry had led the surge to have the ban lifted, and said that the ban prevents access to "blood...
219,000 Pints… Pass the Plasma, Please
Check this story on the Advocate, which explains how a recent study suggests that lifting the FDA ban on blood donations by gay men- or MSMs (Men who have Sex with Men... or MWHSWMs)- could add 219,000 pints of blood to our national supply yearly.That's a lot of...
Symptom of Tour Finale
The touching, tearful final vlog for the Symptom of Life Tour.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Tall Tales
This week we all observed Memorial Day. And every year, at some point during this day of acknowledgment, I think of my dearly departed grandfathers, both of whom served in the Army and fought during World War II.This year, there was a little bit of venom in the...
Gwenn’s Fashion Blog, A Latte Style
One thing I haven't mentioned in a while is that the whole Decker's Daily coffee blog idea was all Gwenn- she thought it would be fun to capture all of the coffee outings I enjoy. Actually, a lot of great ideas come from the mind and heart of Gwenn, I get to be...
Two More Vlogs
These music vlogs have no HIV educational merit whatsoever- they are really just goofy but give a sense of how much fun I had on the road with Synthetic Division and Bella Morte. A couple more vlogs are forthcoming- I've had a lazy week outside of a few talks at...
CNN Article on Gay Blood Ban
Federal ban on gay men's blood donation to be reconsidered By Madison Park, CNN May 26, 2010I weighed in at the end in support of lifting the ban, not surprising if you read the blog entry from two days ago. From the article: "Potential donors should be screened based...
McMochas
Josh and I had so much coffee on tour- if there was any excess it was definitely limited to our caffeine intake, which helped fuel us on the road. During one leg of our trip, we happened upon a McDonald's, who have added iced mochas to their menu in recent months......