blood donations COVID Caused a Blood Crisis, Renewing Calls to Let More Gay Men Donate Amid a pandemic-fueled “blood crisis” with not enough donated blood to go around, LGBTQ advocates and Congress are calling for the FDA to reconsider its current policy that bars gay and bisexual men from donating blood if they’ve been sexually active in the past three months. Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD, an advocacy group, explains what the organization wrote...
blood donations How a New FDA Study May Help Fight the Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood The FDA launched a study that could lead to the removal of restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Jason Cianciotto of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis joined LX News to talk about the first-of-its-kind study and why blood donation policies should be based on science, not stigma.
blood donations Petition Urges Repeal of Restrictions on Gay Donors Amid Blood Shortage The FDA mandates that gay and bisexual men abstain from sexual contact for 12 months prior to donating blood