Oh, excuse me… “permanently deferred”. After spending nearly five hours in there on my day off, I was finally told that my being trans made me ineligible to donate. You know, because of the hormones? You know, the hormones that everyone has? The ones that probably aren’t even in plasma because plasma is just a liquid medium with no cells? I’m not a scientist, but that seems like fucking bullshit to me.
So, can I take them to task for this shit? Like, where’s the ACLU when I need them? Or the HRC? Guess they’re too busy patting themselves on the back while eating rainbow wedding cake.
This should be a news story.
I’m gonna keep reupping this.
does this really surprise you when cisgendered gay men can’t donate without lying?
It kinda surprises me that I got past the screening without lying. Or that I probably would have made it out the door sans plasma, had I not mentioned the gender thing.
reblog if you think transphobia is wrong.
this is for a social experiment, so all your likes and reblogs are appreciated! thank you!
Come on, peeps, lets break the counter!
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casual transmisogyny, cissexism,and racism on my dash
notice the lack of WOC in this PSA. white women have structural privilege over MOC and make more money that them on average. And yes there are women with penises who are trying to get into the job sector, but they are more likely to be murdered or be homeless than even be offered a decent starting salary for any job
Someone needs to do an “add bleach” or “add
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