OK, kiddo! Here are all the fantastically amazing posts tagged with Sweden
Sweden To Finally Allow Gay Blood Donors
Sweden is finally lifting its lifetime ban on gay blood donors, instead implementing a deferral of one year based on responses to questions about sexual practices. The change, which takes place in March, puts Sweden beside several European countries to reverse their gay blood donor bans, a trend applauded by the American Red Cross who called such bans “medically and scientifically unwarranted” in 2007.
Canadian Blood Services, in the meantime, continues to bar all gay men from donating blood for life—even if they’re in long term, monogamous relationships—and goes as far to personally track down and sue anyone suspected of violating the ban.
Meanwhile, straight men who engage in risky sexual practices only receive temporary deferrals. That’s bloody-well unfair, isn’t it?
- Sweden to end ban on gay blood donors [Canada.com]
Equal Marriage Rights Spreading Quickly
In just this past week, Sweden, Iowa and Vermont have all either passed legislation giving equal marriage rights to same-sex couples, or have had laws banning same-sex marriage struck down as unconstitutional. Clearly, equality is unstoppable!
Eventually, anti-gay lobby groups everywhere will realise this and begrudgingly move on… to attack some other minority group, in all likelyhood.
- Vermont legalizes gay marriage with veto override [Associated Press]
- Vermont Legislature OKs Gay Marriage [National Public Radio]
Sweden Gets Equal Marriage Rights
Sweden’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday. The vote—which, despite its date, was no April Fool’s joke—passed with an impressive 226-22 support, making Sweden the seventh country worldwide and the fifth country in Europe to provide equal marriage rights to all citizens. The law comes into effect May 1st.
Neat! And I didn’t think it was possible for more gays in Sweden to sing “I do I do I do I do I do” then there already were. Congratulations, you guys!
- Sweden votes in favour of legalizing gay marriage [Canada.com]
- Sweden allows same-sex marriage [BBC News]
