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The FDA loosens blood donation rules, allowing more gay & bi donors
However, some feel the guidelines still exclude and add stigma to too many gay and bi donors.
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In need of more blood donations? End the ban that prevents LGBTQ men from contributing.
In the midst of a pandemic, there are hundreds of thousands of blood pints that could become available. Why are men who have sex with men being excluded from openly helping out?
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Kim Davis’ lawyer: Police traumatized by walking in blood from gay Pulse victims
Police, he said, were victims, too, because they had to “get tested for AIDS-related conditions” due to all the blood from gay victims.
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France ends ban on gay, bisexual men donating blood, with a catch
All French men are now officially allowed to donate blood, so long as they abstain from sex with men for a year.
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FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men
But the new policy bars donations from men who’ve had sex with a man in the past year.
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Bloody sculpture draws attention to FDA’s ban on gay and bisexual donors
Encased in resin, Jordan Engles’ jaw-dropping art installation “Blood Mirror” uses blood donated by nine gay and bisexual men.
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Exhibition showcases gay donors’ banned blood
Sculpture uses blood from nine gay, bisexual, and transgender men to protest FDA ban.
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FDA favors ending lifetime ban on blood donations from gay, bisexual men
The FDA says it favors ending the nation’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, replacing it with a policy barring donations from men who have had sex with men in the previous 12 months.
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FDA advisory panel has no plans to reconvene, vote on ending gay blood ban
The Blood Products Advisory Committee will not reconvene to continue discussions or to recommend that the FDA end its lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men.
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FDA advisers mull changes to lifetime ban on gay blood donors
Health advisers have concerns about lifting a nationwide ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, despite growing pressure from gay rights advocates, medical experts and blood banks.