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  • April 2008
    • Berkeley Fights Donation Policy Without Protests

      Berkeley Fights Donation Policy Without Protests

      (Newser) - Several San Francisco-area campuses have banned blood drives to protest federal policies preventing sexually active gay men from donating blood, but at UC-Berkeley, students are making a point without resorting to boycotts. Instead of withholding blood on grounds the 25-year-old FDA rule is discriminatory, Cal is encouraging gay students to recruit eligible donors to give for them, the Oakland Tribune reports. More »

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      FDA   gay   UC Berkeley   San Jose State University   donated blood   blood drives

  • January 2008
    • School Breaks With Feds Over Gay Rights

      School Breaks With Feds Over Gay Rights

      (Newser) - Saying a federal directive aimed at keeping gay men from donating blood violates school non-discrimination policies, the president of a California university is stopping blood drives on campus, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In a campus-wide email, San Jose State University president Don Kassing says a ban on such collections by student and staff groups will remain in effect indefinitely. More »

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      FDA   gay rights   HIV/AIDS   San Jose State University   blood drives

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