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'The Gaydr' Tests Men to See If They're Straight Enough to Give Blood

This hilarious spoof illuminates how many gay and bisexual men are still banned from donating blood.

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LGBT activist Peter Tatchell partnered with advocacy group Screen the Blood to create a pseudo "gay detector" device called "the Gaydr." A wonderfully dry British officer scanned men on their way to a blood bank in central London and declared them 85 percent gay, 100 percent gay, or "the gayest" he's seen all day. All the discomfort of the participants leads them to a new understanding about the fact that if they were actually gay they would likely not be allowed to donate blood. Share the Gaydr video if you want to spread awareness, find out more about Screen the Blood here, and watch more videos from Peter Tatchell here.

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