How many of you donate blood?

**fromthehill** · January 11th, 2010

I'm not allowed to because I am considered a "high risk" group.
In the Netherlands, if you are a homosexual *snip* you are not allowed to give blood.

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**slakkie** · January 11th, 2010

Originally Posted by fromthehill

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Is that still the case? Stomme wet dan.
Straight people don't have STD's.. meh.

**Simian Man** · January 11th, 2010

I would like to, and am perfectly fine with needles. Both times I tried though, I was violently ill immediately afterwards and didn't recover for days. I guess I need all my blood

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**fromthehill** · January 11th, 2010

Originally Posted by slakkie

Is that still the case? Stomme wet dan.
Straight people don't have STD's.. meh.

don't know about STD's. but I definitely don't have HIV or AIDS
nobody knows I'm 'like that' exept my parents so I could easily donate blood if I wanted to.

they don't want it so I'm not giving any

**whiskeylover** · January 11th, 2010

The very thought about needles scares the poop out of me.

**Dark_Stang** · January 11th, 2010

I tried once, I almost passed out, they asked me not to try for a few years again. However I am an organ doner.

**KiwiNZ** · January 11th, 2010

Off topic,political and generally rude posts removed. Play nice folks.

**andras artois** · January 11th, 2010

I donate blood. See no reason not to. There's no harm in helping someone especially when there are NO repercussions AT ALL for you AND you get free tea and biscuits

Plenty of people still die or suffer a lot more than they need to because they don't have the required blood to perform surgery or transfusions.

I'm an organ donor as well. Seems a bit selfish to keep your organs when they'll just be rotting in the ground when someone else is dying or suffering because you were too selfish to donate them.