Arctish
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Wow, Metaphor. Way to double down on the hissy fit reaction.The NHS doesn't need the blood of a transphobe. One hopes he is now ineligible to receive blood of any kind and this incident has been recorded on the police's 'non-crime hate incident' register.And this is what it leads to;
Over nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has given a formidable 125 pints of blood. But on his last trip he was turned away after refusing to answer a question on whether or not he was pregnant. Mr Sinclair, 66, was told to fill in a form which asked whether he was expecting a child or had been pregnant in the past six months. When he complained that as a man in his 60s this question did not apply and he should not have to answer it, Mr Sinclair said staff at the clinic told him they could not accept his blood.
Daily Mail
Meant to post here but did it in the wrong thread in Elsewhere, oops.
In Mr. Sinclair's own words from the linked article:
'I am angry because I have been giving blood since I was 18 and have regularly gone along. I'm very happy to do so without any problem. There is always a form to fill in and that's fine – they tend to ask about medical conditions or diseases – and clearly that's because the blood needs to be safe. This time around, there was a question I hadn't seen before: 'Are you pregnant, or have you been in the last six months?' which required a yes or no answer. I pointed out to the staff that it was impossible for me to be in that position but I was told that I would need to answer, otherwise I couldn't give blood.
I told them that was stupid and that if I had to leave, I wouldn't be back, and that was it, I got on my bike and cycled away.
It is nonsensical and it makes me angry because there are vulnerable people waiting for blood, including children, and in desperate need of help. But they've been denied my blood because of the obligation to answer a question that can't possibly be answered.'
IOW, "You'll be sorry you questioned my manhood by not giving me the MEN ONLY form! I'm taking my blood and going home!" accompanied by foot stamp and audible huff.
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