Male asked if I am pregnant when donating blood

[slipperypenguin]

I am a GC male. I am a regular blood donor, but today for the first time I was specifically asked by the nurse to confirm if I am / could possibly be pregnant.

I laughed as I thought she was joking as I felt it was obvious I am a biological male and therefore could not possibly be pregnant, but she told me they were "inclusive" and had to confirm.

This was in Scotland at a regular blood donor clinic.

Am I just out of touch with the times or is the world gone man? I can confirmed that I am a male yet am forced to answer this question in order to donate.

Well done, Banana. I can’t believe the way children’s perception of reality is being relentlessly undermined.

I agree, well done. As far as I am concerned too it is terribly wrong.

There is a petition against teaching ‘gender identity’ in schools which could do with more signatures. People don’t seem to realise that children are being brainwashed.

Anyone interested in signing can look up these words to find the petition.
Remove references to 'gender identity' from relationships education guidance

It's possible to trace an individual donor. It's not easy you have to have access to the database, but details are kept, which is how they can send you a reminder to donate or ask you to donate part of the blood eg platelets.

Blood groups are not simply A B AB O there are 'minor' groups when you do or do not have certain antigens.

Blood also contains various haemoglobins, these change in response to things like illnesses.

During pregnancy the baby has feotal haemoglobin, after birth this changes over the first year.

They should have been the ones to back down. They needed him. They had his previous records. It was an unnecessary question and he should have forced the issue.

I will not answer that, you may choose to take my platelets or not.

But they're happy to not build a relationship with people who value biology/are GC?

“Gender questioning patients” 😂