{"id":38789,"date":"2016-06-06T18:20:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T22:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/these-50-gay-men-on-prep-donated-blood-to-protest-the-fdas-gay-blood-ban-watch\/"},"modified":"2016-06-06T18:20:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T22:20:37","slug":"these-50-gay-men-on-prep-donated-blood-to-protest-the-fdas-gay-blood-ban-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/these-50-gay-men-on-prep-donated-blood-to-protest-the-fdas-gay-blood-ban-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/ImdQlAxRsGrLy\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we&rsquo;ve previously reported, the FDA currently bans all <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who have <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> (MSM) from donating blood <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/12\/fda-updates-blood-donation-policy-for-gay-men\/\">if they have been sexually active at some point within the last year.<\/a> And even though that policy&nbsp;flies&nbsp;in the face of evidence provided by&nbsp;doctors and scientists showing that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> pose no heightened&nbsp;risk of contaminating&nbsp;blood supplies, the FDA&rsquo;s policy remains in place. In fact, it used to be much worse. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/05\/fda-proposes-end-to-lifetime-ban-on-blood-donation-for-gay-men-read\/\">Previously, gay men were banned entirely from ever donating blood.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-18-at-4.32.52-PM.png?resize=300%2C207\" alt=\"Screen-Shot-2015-06-18-at-4.32.52-PM\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-18-at-4.32.52-PM.png?resize=300%2C207 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-18-at-4.32.52-PM.png?resize=477%2C331 477w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screen-Shot-2015-06-18-at-4.32.52-PM.png?w=480 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\">Last year, New York-based artist Jordan Eagles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2015\/06\/new-york-artist-creates-stunning-sculpture-comprised-gay-mens-blood-reaction-fdas-donor-ban\/\">created a striking sculpture, &lsquo;Blood Mirror&rsquo;<\/a>, made from the blood of nine&nbsp;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> and intended to draw attention to the discriminatory ban. Now,&nbsp;50 more&nbsp;<a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a>, all of whom are on PrEP, have donated a tube of their blood to the sculpture in protest of the FDA&rsquo;s policy.<\/p>\n<p>Said activist and filmmaker Leo Herrera (whom readers may remember from a piece he published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/01\/gay-men-resolutions\/\">here<\/a>), said in a statement,&nbsp;&ldquo;The belief that <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> are inherently prone to disease is the equivalent to racial phrenology, striking at the fragile ability to view ourselves as healthy and &lsquo;clean.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More on the sculpture from the film&rsquo;s YouTube posting:<\/p>\n<p>The sculpture, Blood Mirror, is a seven-foot-tall monolith in which the viewer can see themselves reflected in the blood of the donors, which has been encased and fully preserved. The sculpture hopes to inspire dialogue about the FDA&rsquo;s discriminatory policy. A totem of science and equality, the sculpture is a time capsule of the donors&rsquo; blood that embodies the 33-year history of the FDA&rsquo;s discriminatory policies and the role of PrEP as a recent advance in the prevention of HIV transmission. PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a medication that is proven to be 99% effective to prevent HIV when taken daily (iPrEx trial).<\/p>\n<p>Watch a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> on the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who have donated to&nbsp;&lsquo;Blood Mirror&rsquo;, below. Warning: the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">video<\/a> is unfriendly&nbsp;for those who are squeamish about needles and\/or blood.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>[h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/50-men-on-prep-blood-mirror_us_57558f6de4b0c3752dce256e\">Huffington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/06\/gay-blood-ban\/\">These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA&rsquo;s Gay Blood Ban &ndash; WATCH<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=ZTPloecn2fU:OaRSSqJfJCc:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/ZTPloecn2fU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/ZTPloecn2fU\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/ZTPloecn2fU\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH via GIPHY As we&rsquo;ve previously reported, the FDA currently bans all <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> who have <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/couples\/?mp_code=akftr\">sex<\/a> with <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">men<\/a> (MSM) from donating blood if they have been sexually active at some point within the last year. And even though that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/these-50-gay-men-on-prep-donated-blood-to-protest-the-fdas-gay-blood-ban-watch\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/these-50-gay-men-on-prep-donated-blood-to-protest-the-fdas-gay-blood-ban-watch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA\u2019s Gay Blood Ban \u2013 WATCH via GIPHY As we&rsquo;ve previously reported, the FDA currently bans all men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood if they have been sexually active at some point within the last year. 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