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  • I see what you’re saying but they are specifically worried about anal sex. You’re welcome to switch up partners as much as you want as long as anal sex isn’t involved, which is much more likely and much easier for the heterosexual community.

    Same goes with prep. I’m sure that there are circumstances that would have individuals taking it that are not related to their sexual orientation.

    I’m just pointing out that despite the major improvement it still excludes gay men quite thoroughly from donating blood.


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    Unfortunately it applies to gay men only. Our straight counterparts can switch up partners as much as they want.

    Well, it’d apply to bisexual men who’ve had male partners as well.

    I should also point out it doesn’t have to be new partners. Just if you’ve had more than one partner you can’t donate even if it’s an exclusive polygamous relationship.


  • Sort of. Still can’t donate if you’re taking prep (hiv preventative) or if you’ve had sex with multiple people.

    Need to be off prep for 3 months and not have sex with new or multiple partners.

    The no prep part is a tough ask. Especially with how healthcare is

    Much better than it was but it still excludes a huge portion of the community


  • Owner occupancy won’t go up. Landlords are already occupying a place.

    As far as passing the cost goes, it won’t be. Rent is already as high as it can be and will continue to go up as long as our regulations allow this artificial shortage to be maintained. See The End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act as an example.

    As far as the damage goes, it’s pretty much counted on by landlords. Anything they do on the property counts as a tax deduction and the repairs are usually half asses at best. See “landlord special”.

    And, in particular, the poorer renters have a massive incentive to take care of the place, as any unpaid damage gets them kicked off of housing assistance.

    Furthermore, the law doesn’t blindly allow any and all pets for any reason. AB 2216 will require landlords to have reasonable reason(s) for not allowing a pet in a rental unit and only allows landlords to ask about pet ownership after a tenant’s application has been approved.

    I think this is a good change overall. Landlords shouldn’t be allowed to tell their tenants how to live their lives.





  • My previous comment was just pointing out how you fell into the same pattern that the original comments pointed out about how no one disagrees with her.

    Your point is less of a reflection on oac and more of a reflection on our political theater. It’s pretty disingenuous to criticize her so for how other politicians vote instead of the content of her bills or actions.

    You pointed out how Biden gets things passed. They are not always good things and often are quite gutted from what they were advertised as. See the railroad strikers deal they were forced to accept. They were striking for safety and compensation reasons and had their hand forced by Biden. They got a crap deal that lead to even crappier results. I would not call that a success even if Biden got it to work.