Orlando shooting -Gay men are being turned away from donating blood despite dire need

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Authorities are desperate for people to come forward and donate blood after the shooting in Orlando that killed 50 and injured 53 - but gay men are being turned away.
The rules state that any man who in the past year has had sex with another man cannot donate blood.
Based on Food and Drug Administration rules, it has left gay and bisexual men being turned away after the LGBT nightclub shooting by Omar Mateen on Sunday morning.


The rule dates back to 1985,UK Mirror reports.
It was initially introduced as a reaction to AIDS, however while the rules have since been updated - stating that only gay and bisexual men who have had sex in the past year cannot donate blood - the revision of the law is having little practical impact.
Initially there were reports from MSNBC that an Orlando blood centre had lifted the ban.
However the centre, OneBlood, denied that the law was being ignored.

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Outrage as Kenyan Gay Man Marries White American Mathematics Professor (Photo)

A Kenyan man is in the news after he tied the knots with his white mathematics heartrob. Mr Ben Gitau, 33, and Mr Steve Damelin got married at Ann Arbor, Michigan in the US on Saturday afternoon.
Soon after the event, the two were seen at the Square’s gardens kissing and fondling in public as friends and family members cheered.

However, the recent development has sparked media outrage. A respected marriage and family counselor in Kenya immediately criticised the wedding. Pastor Philip Kitoto, of the International Christian Centre, Nairobi, said:

“Culturally and biblically, marriage and sexual relations between people of the same sex is a sin.”
“The Bible is clear that God created us in his image; He created us male and female. Therefore, in the Book of Leviticus 18:22 He warns men: ‘Do not have sex relations with a man as one does with a woman’. God calls this an abomination.”

According to DailyNation, Mr Kararu Ririe, confirmed the story and tweeted shortly after attending the wedding:

“This afternoon I had a chance to congratulate my friend, Ben and his husband, Steve on occasion of their marriage. It is a rare thing to see a Kenyan man so courageous! Congratulations.”

Mr Gitau is a Kenyan man who has lived in Atlanta, Georgia before moving to California where he met the man.

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2 men caught having anal sex inside jeep in Lagos

Two men, who allegedly had anal sex inside a jeep, were on Tuesday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused – Innocent Egbuna, 33, and Jide Ajayi, 21 – are being tried for a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and act of gross indecency.

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England Player and Another Premier League Star Set to Come Out as Gay

One of the men is believed to be an England international star and both have already told their families and friends and have the full support of their respective clubs and the Football Association.
The Daily Mirror reports the men will come out publicly before the start of the next season.

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