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Gay rights activist calls ban on gay men donating blood discrimination
Mohawk College hosted a blood donor clinic earlier this week in connection with Canadian Blood Services (CBS), a not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the nation’s blood supply.
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| January
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You're my Hero: nominees announced / Capital Xtra Hero Awards honour local activists & agitators
SAQD's own director Joshua Ferguson is nominated for the Political Activist of the Year.
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Anti-gay discrimination still in place on organ donations / Donations in Ontario drop in the year following new rules
Organ donations in Ontario have dropped sharply in the year since Health Canada imposed stricter rules on organ donations from gay men.
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Striking a balance / Student councils must decide where to draw the line on free speech
When Nolan Lund returned to school from the winter break, he and other members of the Western New Democrats discovered the stand displaying their club’s monthly magazine in the University Community Centre had vanished.
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Blood donation policy debated in Ottawa
Canadian Blood Services has faced many criticisms about its Men who have Sex with Men deferral policy. The controversial policy prevents males who have had sex with another male since 1977 from donating blood.
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| October
2008 |
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UWO students stage first queer film fest / Event features filmmakers Tom Kalin, John Greyson
University of Western Ontario students are holding their campus' first queer film fest this week.
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Queer films on campus / Emergence festival underway
This weekend, Conron Hall plays host to the Emergence Queer Film Festival, presented by Standing Against Queer Discrimination.
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Queer film festival starts today
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| September
2008 |
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Western Students Show Pride!
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| August
2008 |
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Honouring young community builders - LABOUR OF LOVE / Counting down to Pride Week
In response to the Canadian Blood Services' policy that bans men who have sex with men from donating, University of Western Ontario student Josh Ferguson decided to set up an outlet for queer activism at his conservative school...
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| April
2008 |
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John Hancocks go to Parliament Hill - YOUTH / Two student petitions protest gay organ donor ban
Two Ontario universities parked their protest on the Hill with big petitions signed by both gay and straight students...
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| March
2008 |
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SAQD takes to Parliament Hill - NDP health critic will present petition to House of Commons
For a group that started out as a small organization of Western students, Standing Against Queer Discrimination (SAQD) has made quite the impact in national politics...
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Protesters get personal on organ donation policy - Some braved the cold to have their message heard on how Health Canada's policies are affecting Canadians
For Jeremie Tremblay, 18, the ban on organs from gay donors really hits home. The multi-coloured flag draped across Tremblay’s back stood out in the dreary weather at a protest against Health Canada’s policy that bans organ donations by men who have had sex with men on Parliament Hill Feb. 26...
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| February
2008 |
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Protesters brave cold for a cause - Activists convene on Parliament Hill to protest Health Canada organ donor policy
A steady snowfall on Parliament Hill did not stop about 120 student gay rights activists from converging there to protest a controversial Health Canada policy Feb. 26...
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Students rally around gay male organ donors - HEALTH / At Ottawa protest, youth demand new policy
Cheers echoed across the lawn of Parliament Hill as students protested Health Canada's prohibition on gay male organ donors...
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Day of action on organ ban - POLITICS / Queers plan Hill protest against donor policy
Queers, led by university students, will march on Parliament Hill to show their anger at Canada's new organ donor policy. Meanwhile, developments show Ontario is trying to distance itself from the new federal rules...
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Gays should keep donating organs says Ontario group - HEALTH / Queer students plan Parliament Hill protest against Health Canada's organ donation policy
The head of the organization overseeing organ donations in Ontario says gay men should not let new regulations stop them from contributing their organs...
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| January
2008 |
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Students protest blood donor clinics
Students may not be allowed to donate blood on university campuses if gay rights groups have their way...
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Carleton Pride ignites over organ donor ban - POLITICS / Students lead charge against prejudicial rules
In the midst of Carleton University's Pride Week this year, students aren't at movie marathons or board game night. Rather, they've fanned across the campus, hitting main thoroughfares, residence buildings and big classrooms, armed with clipboards...
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No homo hearts for me, please - Health Canada extends gay blood ban to organs, tissues
A new Health Canada policy prohibiting sexually active gay men from donating organs has left activists and others in the community accusing the government of discrimination...
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'Science not stereotypes' - Standing Against Queer Discrimination march to Health Canada to protest MSM policies
Draped in rainbow flags, carrying organ-shaped signs and chanting “Science not stereotypes,” protesters marched through the London core last Thursday to oppose Canadian Blood Services and Health Canada’s policies preventing gay men from donating blood and organs...
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Geen homobloed voor de Canadezen
(Translation: No homosexual blood for the Canadians)
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Decision on donors 'nonsensical'
Greg Rosebrugh says he can't understand why, as a gay man, he's not allowed to donate blood. "I know I'm clean because I'm a responsible human being. I'm in a monogamous relationship," the 21-year-old said yesterday as he joined about 30 other people who marched on a Health Canada office in London yesterday to protest Canada Blood Services and Health Canada decisions prohibiting gay men from being blood or organ donors...
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Mathyssen Joins Protest Against Organ Donor Discrimination
"It is discriminatory," said MP Mathyssen. "The heterosexual community faces the same health problems as the gay community." She said the federal NDP is "profoundly concerned" about the Health Canada decision. "Discrimination has no place in society. Discrimination has no place in the Government of Canada"...
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Students stage protest against Health Canada's ban on gay male organs
A grass-roots organization comprised of University of Western Ontario students stage a small but vocal protest in downtown London Thursday (Jan. 17), protesting a recent Health Canada decision to ban sexually active gay males from donating their organs...
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Health Canada bans gays from organ donation
Health Canada and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) are at the centre of heavy controversy after initiating policies banning sexually active gay men from donating organs, and retaining the ban on gay blood donors...
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Queer student groups react to organ donation controversy - Students to discuss organ donation policy at Queer Services conference this weekend in Montreal
New regulations that may discriminate against gay male organ donors will be a key point of discussion point at the annual Canadian University Queer Services conference, hosted by Queer McGill this weekend...
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USC removes 'unequal' SAQD display - James Arthurs says both sides of the MSM debate should have been equally represented.
When science councillor and campus safety commissioner Melanie Tinney saw the display board on Canadian Blood Services’ MSM policy issue, she thought that it was fairly unbiased...
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Public protest challenges organ, blood policies
Western student group Standing
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It all began when Canadian Blood Services banned gay men from donating blood. - Group to protest 'homophobic' transplant ruling
A London gay activist group is ramping up its campaign against Canadian Blood Services and hospital organ transplant programs for restrictions on donations from men who have sex with men...
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Doctors say new organ donor rules mean people will die - HEALTH / Banning gay men from donating could mean up to 1,000 organs no longer available each year
Health Canada's recent decision to ban gay men from donating organs is homophobic and could lead to hundreds of deaths a year, say doctors and politicians...
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Canadese homo’s die seks hadden sinds 1977 worden geweigerd
(Translation: Canadian homosexuals who have had sex since 1977 are refused)
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Student reps protest CBS guidelines - Blood Services MSM policy discriminatory to gay men say activist groups
Gay
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Blood Services (CBS) to put an end to its policy that prohibits
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Organ donation ban re-ignites MSM debate
Student
activists at Western are upset over Health Canada’s recent legislation
changes, which prohibit organ donations from men who have had
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Revisiting McGill's fight to let gays give blood - BLOOD BAN / We look back at the skirmish that started it all
Sexually active gay men will no longer be allowed to donate organs under new Health Canada regulations. The policy — which came into effect in Dec 2007 — is similar to the discriminatory ban that prevents gays from donating blood...
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Tear up your organ donor cards, boys - POLITICS / New rules forbid gay male organ donors
In December, Health Canada quietly changed its regulations to forbid gay men from donating organs, according to information obtained by the media in Manitoba. The rule applies to any man who has had sex with a man in the last five years...
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Canadian Blood Services called ‘homophobic’
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King’s University College students’ union could ban Canadian Blood
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| November
2007 |
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Letters To The Editor - SAQD separate from Pride Western
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would like to clarify an incorrect link made in the Western News
article "Students Protest Blood Services Policy".
In that article you incorrectly stated that Standing Against Queer
Discrimination (SAQD) was operated through Pride Western. SAQD
is completely autonomous from Pride Western, and the USC...
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UWO students protest gay blood ban: DISCRIMINATION / Student
council bans media coverage of event
Students
and faculty at the University of Western Ontario (UWO) are mounting
a series of protests against Canadian Blood Services' (CBS) policy
of banning men who have had sex with men from donating blood...
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Blood donating: Gay blood not wanted
Years ago the blood services industry didn't want to hear about AIDS. They didn't want to spend a penny on testing, etc. It wasn't until many deaths occurred when the blood services industry finally made changes. I strongly suggest the movie "And the band played on"...
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UWO students protest campus blood drive
In
reaction to Canadian Blood Services policy on donations from gay
men, a group of UWO students took part in a protest against a
blood donor clinic on Western’s campus...
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Students protest Blood Services policy
Donating
blood as a sexually active gay man is impossible. This policy
of Canadian Blood Services has ignited a debate on campus between
those who view the policy as discriminatory and those who say
the measure is important for protecting the Canadian blood supply...
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Gay and Lesbian Students Protest at Western - Protesters Want
Canadian Blood Services Kicked Out
Donating
blood as a sexually active gay man is impossible. This policy
of Canadian Blood Services has ignited a debate on campus between
those who view the policy as discriminatory and those who say
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SAQD Protest at Western - Protesters Want
Canadian Blood Services Kicked Out
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'Admin must stand up to discrimination' - Students protest Canadian
Blood Services' MSM policy, ask students to sign petition
Donating
blood on campus yesterday was more difficult than usual, as it
meant passing through a mock graveyard of student bodies...
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Canadian Blood Services explains MSM policy
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Blood Services’ visit to campus drew a large, angry crowd to University
Students’ Council Chambers on Friday night...
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