Not Welcome: A Transwoman & the Plasma Center

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/03/not_welcome_a_transwoman_the_plasma_center.php
3/4/11

It comes as a surprise to very few friends of mine that, financially, things are very difficult lately. I am at least a week, typically 2.5 weeks, behind on any one given bill. I work a low income 32-hour a week job, and my fiance, Elizabeth, is still unemployed. Many of my efforts to supplement my income and stay above water have fallen short in one way or another. This attempt was no different.

Back in my birth town of St. Peters, Missouri, there was a girl. A friend of mine, once upon a time, we'll just call her A. She was a hemophiliac, and as a result, it was no secret to me that she required various blood products when she had what would be to us only minor injuries. But I had heard that it was difficult to donate if you were in any way queer, so I had not given it any consideration.