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brettdale

(12,382 posts) Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:04 PM Jun 2016

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People in Line to give Blood

Humanity wins.

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People in Line to give Blood (Original Post) brettdale Jun 2016 OP

yet they will deny gay people the opportunity Skittles Jun 2016 #1

Those images have made me sob etherealtruth Jun 2016 #2

When you see horrors Dorian Gray Jun 2016 #3

We watched Florida TV most of the day malaise Jun 2016 #4

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

1. yet they will deny gay people the opportunity

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:06 PM

Jun 2016

Last edited Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:50 PM - Edit history (1)

oh, the irony

on update - they are waiving the restriction:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/nation/orlando-blood-bank-in-crisis-waives-gay-donation-restrictions_/240819616

Time to rescind it altogether

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

2. Those images have made me sob

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:08 PM

Jun 2016

I have a need to believe that there is far more "good' in this world than "evil"

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)

3. When you see horrors

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:09 PM

Jun 2016

there are usually good people willing to step up and help. These are good people.

malaise

(269,087 posts)

4. We watched Florida TV most of the day

Reply to brettdale (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:11 PM

Jun 2016

It was touching to see community at work. Was nice to see business people sending water, food and even umbrellas.

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