FDA: gay men can donate blood, but only after a year without sex with men
(AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File) ORG XMIT: NY116 (Photo: AP) Gay and bisexual men in the United States are no longer banned from donating blood, under a policy change announced Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. But there’s a big catch: men still …
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Download Today: HRC’s Buyer’s Guide App is a Holiday Shopper’s Key to Success
Download Today: HRC’s Buyer’s Guide App is a Holiday Shopper’s Key to Success
HRC’s Buyer’s Guide is the key to supporting companies that support LGBT equality this holiday season. With our updated app for mobile and tablet devices, you can now hold the guide in the palm of your hand.
Download the app today to see how hundreds of companies scored on their policies toward LGBT employees. The free app can be found in the Apple Store and in Google Play.
The guide, which is based on HRC Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, divides businesses into three categories to help consumers support businesses that have inclusive LGBT workplace policies.
Download the app today and for more information about the Buyer’s Guide, visit www.hrc.org/buyersguide.
Utah Utes football live chat with Matthew Piper at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
Utah Utes football live chat with Matthew Piper at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
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Campaigners protest against Tyson Fury as controversial boxer apologises for 'hurt' caused
Campaigners protest against Tyson Fury as controversial boxer apologises for 'hurt' caused
Some of the signs read “Anti-woman, anti-gay, Tyson Fury go away” and “Tyson Fury hear us … among the UK’s excellent sporting personalities and ambassador.” Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness also joined the protest, and said …
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Second Hasidic man cleared in ’13 attack on gay black man
Second Hasidic man cleared in ’13 attack on gay black man
If convicted, Fried would have faced up to 25 years in jail. Patterson, who is gay, was attacked by a group of haredi Orthodox men, some of them members of the Shomrim volunteer security patrol, while walking intoxicated through a predominantly Hasidic …
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FDA Lifts Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men
FDA Lifts Ban on Blood Donations by Gay Men
However, sexually active gay men in a monogamous relationship would not be allowed … donation is allowed if the man has not had sexual contact for five years); the United Kingdom and Australia have a one-year deferral policy; and South Africa has a …
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Gay Men Are OK'd to Donate Blood
Gay Men Are OK'd to Donate Blood
While the one-year-ban has been criticized by activists it matches policies in other countries, including Australia, Japan and the U.K. Gay rights activists said the new policy is a “step in the right direction,” but falls short. “It continues to …
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US matches NZ's gay blood donation policy
US matches NZ's gay blood donation policy
The United States has fallen into line with New Zealand, Australia and Britain by relaxing a decades-old rule that banned gay men from giving blood. The US Food and Drug Administration has ruled that gay men can donate blood 12 months after their last …
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Blood Ban Fix Continues to Fall Short of Acceptable Solution
Blood Ban Fix Continues to Fall Short of Acceptable Solution
Today, HRC responded to the release of final guidance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a long-awaited change to the current scientifically unwarranted blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men. The guidance released today outlines the implementation of a deferral-based policy utilizing a one year period of abstinence from same-sex sexual activity for men.
Today’s final guidance also clarifies that the gender of donors will be “self-identified and self-reported.” The FDA advises that, moving forward, it will “continue to reevaluate its blood donor deferral policies as new scientific information becomes available.”
“This new policy prevents men from donating life-saving blood based solely on their sexual orientation rather than actual risk to the blood supply,” said David Stacy, HRC’s Government Affairs Director. “While it’s a step in the right direction toward an ideal policy that reflects the best scientific research, it still falls far short of a fully acceptable solution because it continues to stigmatize gay and bisexual men. It simply cannot be justified in light of current scientific research and updated blood screening technology. We are committed to working towards an eventual outcome that both minimizes risk to the blood supply and treats gay and bisexual men with the respect they deserve.”
The final guidance also included clarification for transgender donors. The FDA’s previous proposal would have enabled “medical directors” to “exercise discretion with regard to donor eligibility.” The final guidance recommends that “in the context of the donor history questionnaire, male or female gender should be self-identified and self-reported for the purpose of blood donation.”
The American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers, and the American Association of Blood Banks have characterized the blood ban as medically and scientifically unwarranted as far back as 2006. HRC has been actively engaged for many years in working with the Administration, Congress, and other stakeholders to end the outdated policy banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
