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    • In need of more blood donations? End the ban that prevents LGBTQ men from contributing.
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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?

      Saturday, March 21, 2020
    • Kim Davis’ lawyer: Police traumatized by walking in blood from gay Pulse victims
      News (USA)

      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.

      Tuesday, January 24, 2017
    • France ends ban on gay, bisexual men donating blood, with a catch
      News (World)

      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.

      Monday, July 11, 2016
    • FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men
      News (USA)

      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.

      Monday, December 21, 2015
    • Bloody sculpture draws attention to FDA’s ban on gay and bisexual donors
      News (USA)

      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.

      Friday, October 30, 2015
    • Exhibition showcases gay donors’ banned blood
      News (USA)

      Exhibition showcases gay donors’ banned blood

      Sculpture uses blood from nine gay, bisexual, and transgender men to protest FDA ban.

      Thursday, August 13, 2015
    • FDA favors ending lifetime ban on blood donations from gay, bisexual men
      News (USA)

      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.

      Tuesday, December 23, 2014
    • FDA advisory panel has no plans to reconvene, vote on ending gay blood ban
      News (USA)

      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.

      Sunday, December 14, 2014
    • FDA advisers mull changes to lifetime ban on gay blood donors
      News (USA)

      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.

      Tuesday, December 2, 2014
    • FDA panel to weigh ending lifetime blood donor ban on gay, bisexual men
      News (USA)

      FDA panel to weigh ending lifetime blood donor ban on gay, bisexual men

      WASHINGTON — Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will meet this week to consider a recommendation that it end its lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with men. An FDA panel will begin a two-day meeting on the issue Tuesday, amid growing calls from medical groups, gay rights activists and…

      Sunday, November 30, 2014
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