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kramergate

hey here’s something I learned only today despite being a lifelong Harry Potter reader

Hagrid is 12 fucking feet tall

kramergate

people are having a laugh at me for not knowing this but can you blame me? i thought “really tall” was like… 8-9 feet maximum. 12 feet is a fucking lot

marauders4evr

Soooo…uhh…

…let’s talk about this.

I feel like—we—we definitely need to talk about this.

marauders4evr

Okay I’ve taken these comments into account…

…and I’ve made a new scale.

You’re not going to like it.

You’re really not going to like it.

…That can’t…possibly be right…

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For the details with no paywall:

More gay and bisexual men will now be able to donate blood under finalized FDA rules

While the number of people eligible to donate blood has expanded, the agency says it will continue to monitor the safety of the blood supply

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The article says that the guidelines have been updated. Instead of asking if you’re a man that’s had sex with another man in the past 3 months it asks everyone regardless of gender if they’ve had anal sex with a new partner or if they’ve had anal sex with multiple partners in the past 3 months.

This both opens up blood donation to msm in exclusive relationships or who don’t have anal sex and more accurately identifies hiv risk from people who aren’t msm. This is exactly the sort of guidelines we’ve been fighting for for years. This is a major win for both gay rights and blood donation in the US. Now a bunch of people who couldn’t donate before can donate now.