The FDA on Tuesday announced a proposal to end a three-decade ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood—as long as they haven’t had sex with another man in the past year.
Which means the policy still prevents men from donating blood solely based on their sexual orientation, instead of a more modern individual risk assessment. LGBT rights activists, who fought to allow gay men to donate blood for years, say the latest recommendation still puts the FDA behind the times.
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