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Christopher Karas

@chriskaras.bsky.social

eager donors—particularly queer men and trans women—remain unable to donate... Christopher Karas' personal account. Email: karas@karasadvocacy.com Website: www.karasadvocacy.com he/ him

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Spanish drugmaker using Canadian-donated blood plasma for products sold abroad Canadian Blood Services had pledged that all blood donations would be used for products that stay in Canada
12.08.2025 11:05 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

WAGE announced $41.5 million in grants for projects led by LGBTQ2S+ organizations aimed at healthcare...

Falling short of the more than $150 million investment into a first-of-its-kind endowment fund for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, advocates lobbied for, for years. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

03.02.2025 18:59 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

WAGE announced $41.5 million in grants for projects led by LGBTQ2S+ organizations aimed at healthcare...

Falling short of the more than $150 million investment into a first-of-its-kind endowment fund for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, advocates lobbied for, for years. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

03.02.2025 18:59 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Nova Scotia mother's ongoing fight to change organ, tissue donation rules after gay son's death - Halifax Examiner Cindy Gates-Dee and the firm that represents her are considering a possible charter challenge.

Nova Scotia mother’s ongoing fight to change organ, tissue donation rules after gay son’s death

Story by @mmughees.bsky.social

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/nova-...

31.01.2025 12:58 — 👍 13    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Nova Scotia mother's ongoing fight to change organ, tissue donation rules after gay son's death - Halifax Examiner Cindy Gates-Dee and the firm that represents her are considering a possible charter challenge.

Nova Scotia mother’s ongoing fight to change organ, tissue donation rules after gay son’s death
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/nova-...
By @mmughees.bsky.social

30.01.2025 22:13 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2
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Donate to Challenge Health Canada to change blood donation rules, organized by Christopher Karas Though the federal government lost its attempt at the Federal… Christopher Karas needs your support for Challenge Health Canada to change blood donation rules

After more than 9 years in office, Trudeau's Liberals, who campaigned on a promise to end the blood ban in 2015, and repeatedly promised to do so since, did not keep their promise to end the blood ban and struck our Complaint.

Support our latest efforts here:
www.gofundme.com/f/challenge-...

27.01.2025 19:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Mainstream media paved the way for Trump's anti-trans policies | Xtra Magazine OPINION: Years of questionable coverage manufactured consent for Trump’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care

Each biased piece of coverage has chipped away at the legitimacy of gender-affirming care—and built a top-of-mind fear and discomfort surrounding transness in a population that in all likelihood scarcely thought of trans people at all a mere decade ago.  
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

30.01.2025 21:29 — 👍 736    🔁 204    💬 4    📌 10

An absolute must read from @ziyajones.bsky.social on how the media "just asking questions" fostered a moral panic that is now resulting in the attempted elimination of trans people -- especially trans youth -- from society.

31.01.2025 15:59 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.

“The waiver…seemed to allow for the distribution of H.I.V. medications, but whether the waiver extended to preventive drugs or other services offered by the program, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, was not immediately clear.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

29.01.2025 03:39 — 👍 24    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

Update: the pressure is working. Thank you to all who are amplifying.

“The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week.”

29.01.2025 03:39 — 👍 289    🔁 93    💬 2    📌 10
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Donate to Challenge Health Canada to change blood donation rules, organized by Christopher Karas Though the federal government lost its attempt at the Federal… Christopher Karas needs your support for Challenge Health Canada to change blood donation rules

After more than 9 years in office, Trudeau's Liberals, who campaigned on a promise to end the blood ban in 2015, and repeatedly promised to do so since, did not keep their promise to end the blood ban and struck our Complaint.

Support our latest efforts here:
www.gofundme.com/f/challenge-...

27.01.2025 19:32 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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In 2015, Trudeau promised to end Canada's discriminatory donation policies. Today he claims he did! But he and his government fought change every step of the way. And, since, succeeded to dismiss our case. Yet we still cannot donate.. liberal.ca/pride/

06.01.2025 03:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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In 2015, Trudeau promised to end Canada's discriminatory donation policies. Today he claims he did! But he and his government fought change every step of the way. And, since, succeeded to dismiss our case. Yet we still cannot donate.. liberal.ca/pride/

06.01.2025 03:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I can't seem to reach any journalists today. Can someone reach out to me please!

10.12.2024 18:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yea, it seems like there's been a surge! Thanks Jason

14.11.2024 18:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's fixed! Thanks, again, for your help.

14.11.2024 18:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks, Miranda! I used @chriskaras as my handle and this appears to be invalid for some reason? @support.bsky.team

14.11.2024 16:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

@support.bsky.team

14.11.2024 16:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Does anyone know how to fix an invalid handle? Not sure what this means or how to fix it.

14.11.2024 16:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Thanks for sharing, Nick! I'd also been wondering where I could check this.

13.11.2024 02:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah I'd say so! Seems like there's been a surge, since the election.

12.11.2024 22:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah! Thanks, I appreciate it.

12.11.2024 22:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hey there, Matthew! I just followed everyone in your starter pack. But I can't seem to access the journalist on bluesky feed? Any help with this would be great. Thanks.

12.11.2024 22:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Check this out! go.bsky.app/DVtrFQR

12.11.2024 22:08 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'll be sure to tune in!

12.11.2024 18:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah yes! I saw a notification from the Times. He was leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, and resigned over his handling of an abuse scandal. Where might I find the interviews you did on Global and LBC?

12.11.2024 16:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Amid Talk of Fascism, Trump’s Threats and Language Evoke a Grim Past Plenty of presidents have been called dictators by their political opponents, but none until now has been publicly accused of being a “fascist” by his own handpicked advisers.

Plenty of presidents have been called dictators by their political opponents. But Donald Trump is the only one who has been publicly accused of being a fascist by his own former advisers.

27.10.2024 22:55 — 👍 476    🔁 114    💬 18    📌 13

Here !

11.11.2024 00:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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