Article: Red Cross pulls protest posters ; Gay activists used the Red Cross logo to protest a ban on blood donations from homosexual men.

TOM BELL By TOM BELL Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
07-17-2008
Red Cross pulls protest posters ; Gay activists used the Red Cross logo to protest a ban on blood donations from homosexual men.
Byline: TOM BELL By TOM BELL Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Local & State
Type: News

American Red Cross workers in Portland took down 25 posters Wednesday that a group of gay activists had put up to protest a federal policy prohibiting blood banks from receiving donations from homosexual men.

The posters mimic Red Cross blood drive fliers and use the organization's logo. The only difference is that they say no homosexuals are allowed, using a slur for gay men that many people find ...

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