The Oncoming Human Rights Crisis - brought to you by the LGBT's

[Baltimatt]

When I saw Gurgles posted it, I knew it was stupid, when you confirmed it I knew better than to waste my time and read it

My "What a load of crap!" in post #2 wasn't good enough for you?

[bmore_ken]

My "What a load of crap!" in post #2 wasn't good enough for you?

In fairness matt, most of what Gurgles posts is full of crap, so that was a bit of a generic comment

[Smokey 1]

What rights are still denied to the LGBT community and women in this state? Not saying there aren't any, I just would like to know which rights. Examples would be nice.

Crickets..........I thought so.

[Grindelwald]

Most states still deny marriage equality to LGBT.

FWIW I am not an affirmative action supporter.

[bmore_ken]

Most states still deny marriage equality to LGBT.

FWIW I am not an affirmative action supporter.

I think he specified in Maryland

[Grindelwald]

You're right my bad.

[SalisburySage]

You didn't tell the truth. You told a gross exaggeration. It would be just as untrue if someone said the same of conservatives. You claimed that liberals ALWAYS leave out facts to make a point. That simply isn't true.

Ok. NOT always. But often enough - too often.

[SalisburySage]

Here's the Truth: http://aftah.org/

Seriously. I think you have to be pulling our legs here. Peter LaBarbera??
LOLTORFLMAO. You and these people need to come out of the 6th century and get with the program. This is a losing battle for you and you are starting to look like the flat earth society.

Gays and gay marriage are in, red neck homophobia is out. Calling AFTAH the truth is like callling the sun a peperoni pizza.

[Kenect2]

More whining from someone who can't handle that hating on gays isn't tolerated anymore. You guys are a dying breed, gurgles, and thank goodness for that!

Hating on gender sex minorities is tolerated and welcome on talk.baltimoresun.com.

[TheResearcher]

I think that they LGBT community should show the world how caring they are by holding a blood drive.

http://www.fda.gov/biologicsbloodvac.../ucm108186.htm

"Why doesn't FDA allow men who have had sex with men to donate blood?

A history of male-to-male sex is associated with an increased risk for the presence of and transmission of certain infectious diseases, including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. FDA's policy is intended to protect all people who receive blood transfusions from an increased risk of exposure to potentially infected blood and blood products."

[SalisburySage]

I think that they LGBT community should show the world how caring they are by holding a blood drive.

http://www.fda.gov/biologicsbloodvac.../ucm108186.htm

"Why doesn't FDA allow men who have had sex with men to donate blood?

A history of male-to-male sex is associated with an increased risk for the presence of and transmission of certain infectious diseases, including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. FDA's policy is intended to protect all people who receive blood transfusions from an increased risk of exposure to potentially infected blood and blood products."

In this day and age they have means to test the blood.

[Smokey 1]

What do you get alerts for this type of crap????

The only Civil Rights Crisis we have is the continued inequity for LGBT community and women.

What inequities do women face? Lets have an example? Or is this just more unsubstantiated whining from a member of the bitter old woman victims club?

[bmore_ken]

In this day and age they have means to test the blood.

You would think a "researcher" would know that

[rgh]

In this day and age they have means to test the blood.

That does not matter to the blood drives. I have been denied at blood drives because I took a vacation in the Dominican Republic within a year prior to the date I was going to donate. I was at an all inclusive resort but it did not matter. Also does it still take six months for HIV to show up in a blood test?

[songfourone]

What inequities do women face? Lets have an example? Or is this just more unsubstantiated whining from a member of the bitter old woman victims club?

http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/fi...efactsheet.pdf

[songfourone]

That does not matter to the blood drives. I have been denied at blood drives because I took a vacation in the Dominican Republic within a year prior to the date I was going to donate. I was at an all inclusive resort but it did not matter. Also does it still take six months for HIV to show up in a blood test?

The 'window period' is the time of infection to the time it is detectable with testing.

Antibody Tests
These tests look for antibodies to HIV, not the virus itself. It takes about one month, sometimes up to three months, after infection for your body to produce enough antibodies to show up on a test. These are the most common type of test. All rapid tests are antibody tests. Here's the window period for these tests:

Most people develop detectable antibodies within 2-8 weeks
25 days is the average time it takes to develop detectable antibodies
97% of people develop detectable antibodies within 3 months
In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies

http://stopaids.org/resources/possib...-test-positive

[rgh]

The 'window period' is the time of infection to the time it is detectable with testing.

Antibody Tests
These tests look for antibodies to HIV, not the virus itself. It takes about one month, sometimes up to three months, after infection for your body to produce enough antibodies to show up on a test. These are the most common type of test. All rapid tests are antibody tests. Here's the window period for these tests:

Most people develop detectable antibodies within 2-8 weeks
25 days is the average time it takes to develop detectable antibodies
97% of people develop detectable antibodies within 3 months
In very rare cases, it can take up to 6 months to develop antibodies

http://stopaids.org/resources/possib...-test-positive

Thanks for the info. What this means though is simply testing the blood will not detect HIV all the time therefore if you are in an at risk group (homosexual male, IV drug user, Dominican Republic vacationer) they will not accept your blood. Better to be same than sorry.

[songfourone]

Thanks for the info. What this means though is simply testing the blood will not detect HIV all the time therefore if you are in an at risk group (homosexual male, IV drug user, Dominican Republic vacationer) they will not accept your blood. Better to be same than sorry.

You better check those risk groups, the face of AIDS is changing.

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/survei...tm#hivaidsrace

[Smokey 1]

http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/fi...efactsheet.pdf

The wage gap is a myth.

First of all, the wage gap is based on inappropriate use of data and statistical analysis. In the U.S. the 77% number is calculated by looking at the median yearly earnings of women to men. The median is defined as the middle value of all the wages in a given sample. Using the median is useful if we are comparing winter temperatures between New York and Tampa, where one dimensional data has validity, but applying it to humans that have free will and biological differences proves nothing except that demagoguery works.

Is the median wage lower for women? Absolutely it is, but the statistic is not an apples to apples, job for job comparison and thus has nothing to do with "paying women less than a man for doing the same job." Using the median without taking into consideration specifics of individuals in the workplace is intentionally misleading or ignorant.

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/arti...yth_99969.html

[songfourone]

The wage gap is a myth.



http://www.realclearmarkets.com/arti...yth_99969.html

LMAO