Gay men still unable to donate blood and plasma spe new FDA guil. Here's why.

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• DPE BLOOD SUPPLI CRILLY LOW, SOME GAY MEN STILL CANNOT DONATE PLASMA
• CAN GAY MEN DONATE PLASMA?
• BLOOD DONATN BY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• GAY MEN STILL UNABLE TO DONATE BLOOD AND PLASMA SPE NEW FDA GUIL. HERE'S WHY.
• LETTG GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD COULD HELP SOLVE A MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS
• MORE GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WILL NOW BE ABLE TO DONATE BLOOD UNR FALIZED FDA L
• ANDY COHEN SAYS HE ULDN'T DONATE PLASMA BEE HE IS GAY
• HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DONATG BLOOD AS AN LGBTQ PERSONTHE FDA UPDATED S GUIDANCE DUE TO PRSURE OM LGBTQ ADVOT AND A NEED FOR DONATNS DUE TO THE RONAVIS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLORAPRIL 9, 2020/8:55 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3840PX;WIDTH:5760PX;}GETTY IMAGSENR PHLEBOTOMIST BANDAGG PATIENT'S ARM AFTER HE GIV BLOODBY JEFF TAYLORAPRIL 9, 2020 / 8:55 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DONATG BLOOD AS AN LGBTQ PERSON","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-04-09T12:55:57.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-04-09T12:55:57.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"HEALTH, CORONAVIS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG TIM OF NEED, SUCH AS WE ARE EXPERIENCG DUE TO THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS, THERE ARE LLS FOR BLOOD AND PLASMA DONATNS, AND LGBTQ PEOPLE ARE LEFT ASKG IF THEY ARE EVEN ALLOWED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GUIL HAVE BEEN UPDATED OVER THE YEARS, AND ANOTHER CHANGE TO POLICY RELEVANT TO THE MUNY ME THIS MONTH. WH THE FDA RELEASG UPDATED REMENDATNS, THIS FACT SHEET IS SIGNED TO AID LGBTQ DIVIDUALS TERMG THEIR ELIGIBILY TO DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE THE BASIC CRERIA FOR DONATG BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND PLASMA THE UNED STAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL DONORS MT MEET BASIC REQUIREMENTS, LIKE TIME SCE LAST DONATN, FEELG WELL ENOUGH TO DONATE, AGE (YOU MT BE AT LEAST 16 OR 17, PENDG ON TYPE OF DONATN), AND WEIGHT. DIFFERENT TYP OF DONATNS—BLOOD, PLATELET, AND PLASMA—ALL RRY DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS. THAT RMATN IS AVAILABLE ON THE AMERIN RED CROSS’ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND PLASMA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, PROVID THEY MEET CERTA CRERIA, ADDN TO THOSE MENTNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT CRERIA DO MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM) NEED TO MEET TO DONATE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEN WHO HAVE HAD SEX WH ANOTHER MAN THE PAST THREE MONTHS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DONATE. THIS CHANGE ME ON APRIL 2, WHEN THE FOOD AND DG ADMISTRATN (FDA) ANNOUNCED WAS ROLLG BACK THE FERRAL PERD FOR MSM OM THE PREV 12-MONTH PERD TO THE CURRENT THREE-MONTH WA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYONE WHO IS HIV-POSIVE IS NOT ALLOWED TO DONATE. THOSE DIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIV-NEGATIVE AND TAKG PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS, OR PREP, TO PREVENT FECTN ARE ALLOWED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY WAS THE DONATN GUIDANCE CHANGED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBTQ ADVOT HAVE BEEN ASKG THE FDA TO CHANGE S BLOOD DONATN POLICI FOR GAY AND BI MEN, AND FALLY DID SO THANKS TO THAT PRSURE AS WELL AS TO THE RONAVIS PANMIC LEADG TO A CRIL SHORTAGE. THE FDA'S STATEMENT NOTED A NEED TO "ENURAGE MORE BLOOD DONATNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BASED ON RECENTLY PLETED STUDI AND EPIMLOGIC DATA, THE FDA HAS NCLUD THAT CURRENT POLICI REGARDG CERTA DONOR ELIGIBILY CRERIA N BE MODIFIED WHOUT PROMISG THE SAFETY OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY," THE STATEMENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARE LGBTQ ADVOT HAPPY WH THE BLOOD DONATN GUIL UPDATE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADVOT CELEBRATED THE CHANGE, WHILE ALSO PHG FOR FURTHER PROGRS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"CONTUG TO ENFORCE THE FACTO PROHIBN ON BLOOD DONATN BY SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DO NOT REFLECT THE BT SCIENCE THAT IS AVAILABLE,” SAID HRC PRINT ALPHONSO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE AMERIN RED CROSS BELIEV BLOOD DONATN ELIGIBILY SHOULD NOT BE TERMED BY METHODS THAT ARE BASED UPON SEXUAL ORIENTATN," THE ANIZATNS SAYS ON S WEBSE. "WE ARE MTED TO WORKG TOWARD ACHIEVG THIS GOAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AMERIN MEDIL ASSOCIATN IS ALSO ON THE SI OF REMOVG "TEGORIL RTRICTNS FOR BLOOD DONATNS BY MSM SO THEY ARE STEAD BASED ON A PERSON’S DIVIDUAL RISK."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ABOUT WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM)?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MSM ALSO SAW THEIR FERRAL TIME DROPPED OM 12 MONTHS DOWN TO THREE MONTHS BY THE RECENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE THE BLOOD DONATN GUIL FOR TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX PEOPLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FDA REMENDS GENR "BE TAKEN TO BE SELF-INTIFIED AND SELF-REPORTED." INTERSEX DIVIDUALS ARE FORCED TO CHOOSE EHER "MALE" OR "FEMALE" IF THEY WISH TO DONATE. "INDIVIDUALS DO NOT NEED TO TELL STAFF THAT THEY ARE TERSEX," THE AMERIN RED CROSS SE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT ALSO NOT THAT TRANSGENR WOMEN ARE ABLE TO DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND PLASMA EVEN IF THEY HAVE RECENTLY HAD SEX WH A MAN, AND THAT TRANSGENR MEN HAVE TO FOLLOW THE MSM FERRAL PERD, WHICH, AS PREVLY STATED, IS CURRENTLY SET AT THREE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AREN'T BLOOD DONATNS TTED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, THE RED CROSS TTS EVERY UN OF DONATED BLOOD FOR A NUMBER OF FECT DISEAS, BUT, NOT, WHILE TTG HAS IMPROVED, IS STILL "NOT 100% EFFECTIVE AT TECTG FECT DISEAS DONORS WH VERY EARLY FECTN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DO ADVOT SAY YOU SHOULDN’T LIE TO DONATE BLOOD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE LGBTQ ADVOT ARE STILL PHG FOR A PLETE LIFTG OF THE BAN, THEY URGE MSM NOT TO LIE ORR TO DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THERE IS A REASON THAT THERE ARE FERRAL PERDS,” STT SCHOETT, LAMBDA LEGAL HIV PROJECT DIRECTOR, TOLD REPORTERS LAST WEEK. "I THK THERE’S A PERCEPTN OUT THERE THAT’S DONE ON THE BLOOD, WHICH IS VERY ADVANCED TTG, PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT TCH ALL NEW S OF HIV OR NEW S OF HEPATIS B, HEPATIS C, OR OTHER BLOOD-BORNE FECTNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHILE A FERRAL MAY BE NECSARY TO TECT NEWLY-ACQUIRED BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS LIKE HIV, THE FERRAL PERD ULD BE FORTABLY SHORTENED TO AS LTLE AS 45-60 DAYS," SCHOETT ADD A MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN YOU DONATE IF YOU HAVE TATTOOS AND/OR PIERCGS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, BUT ONLY AFTER WAG THREE MONTHS SCE YOUR LAST TATTOO OR PIERCG. THAT TOO WAS ROLLED BACK OM 12 MONTHS TO THREE WH THE UPDATED FDA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANY OTHER CHANG WH THE NEW GUIDANCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO MALARIA-ENMIC AREAS, AS WELL AS THOSE EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL RISK OF TRANSMISSN OF CRTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE OR VARIANT CRTZFELDT-JAKOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THE FORMER, THE FDA STATEMENT READS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO MALARIA-ENMIC AREAS (AND ARE RINTS OF MALARIA NON-ENMIC UNTRI): THE AGENCY IS CHANGG THE REMEND FERRAL PERD OM 12 MONTHS TO 3 MONTHS. IN ADDN, THE GUIDANCE PROVIS NOTICE OF AN ALTERNATE PROCRE THAT PERMS THE LLECTN OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PONENTS OM SUCH DONORS WHOUT A FERRAL PERD, PROVID THE BLOOD PONENTS ARE PATHOGEN-RCED G AN FDA-APPROVED PATHOGEN RCTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THE LATTER, READS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE WHO SPENT TIME CERTA EUROPEAN UNTRI OR ON ARY BAS EUROPE WHO WERE PREVLY NSIRED TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL RISK OF TRANSMISSN OF CRTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE OR VARIANT CRTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, THE AGENCY IS ELIMATG THE REMEND FERRALS AND IS REMENDG ALLOWG REENTRY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARE THE RECENT BLOOD DONATN REMENDATN CHANG PERMANENT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT APPEARS SO, BUT THAT ULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE REMENDATNS ARE EXPECTED TO REMA PLACE AFTER THE COVID-19 PANMIC ENDS, WH ANY APPROPRIATE CHANG BASED ON MENTS WE RECEIVE AND OUR EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTG THE GUIDANC," THE FDA'S STATEMENT UPDATG THE REMENDATNS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOWEVER, ALSO STAT WILL "PROVI NOTIFITN WHEN THE ALTERNATIVE PROCR ARE NO LONGER EFFECT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAVE ANY QUTNS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED, NTACT THE RED CROSS' DONOR AND CLIENT SUPPORT CENTER AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• ANDY COHEN LLS FDA L ON GAY MEN DONATG PLASMA FOR COVID-19 ‘DISCRIMATORY’
• DPE BLOOD SUPPLI CRILLY LOW, SOME GAY MEN STILL CANNOT DONATE PLASMA
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE NOW ALLOWED TO DONATE BLOOD IN ENGLAND, STLAND AND WAL

DPE BLOOD SUPPLI CRILLY LOW, SOME GAY MEN STILL CANNOT DONATE PLASMA

Dpe Blood Suppli Crilly Low, Some Gay Men Still Cannot Donate Plasma Men who've had COVID-19 and have sex wh other men mt wa three months before donatg potentially life-savg plasma.

Dpe Blood Suppli Crilly Low, Some Gay Men Still Cannot Donate Plasma.

CAN GAY MEN DONATE PLASMA?

Many argue that a feral policy preventg many gay men om donatg blood is driven by stigma rather than science.

And yet simply bee I am gay, I n't do anythg wh . But that's not possible for gay men. The lifetime ban was shortened to a year of celibacy 2015 and then rced to three months last April, which is still a problem acrdg to California State Senator Stt WIENER: The FDA's blood donatn ban is 100% driven by fear, ignorance and outdated stereotyp about gay and bisexual men.

BLOOD DONATN BY GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Anybody who is not monogamo, gay or straight, would have to wa. MCCLURG: He says science should drive health policy, not homophobia. Thanks to efforts by LGBTQ+ advot, the FDA revised s l 2020, allowg gay men to donate blood and plasma.

GAY MEN STILL UNABLE TO DONATE BLOOD AND PLASMA SPE NEW FDA GUIL. HERE'S WHY.

However, gay men still face stricter eligibily requirements when to plasma donatn. Can Gay Men Donate Plasma? Thanks to new FDA regulatns released 2020, gay men n donate plasma.

Gay men mt absta om sex wh another man for three months prr to donatg plasma.

Even if a gay man is a long-term, monogamo relatnship wh another man, he still mt absta om sex wh that man for three months prr to donatn. Navigatg the new regulatns on plasma donatn for gay men n be plited. Addnal Consiratns for Gay Men Donatg Plasma.

LETTG GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD COULD HELP SOLVE A MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS

Even though gay men are allowed to donate plasma, there are addnal nsiratns.

Gay men mt absta om sex wh other men for three months before donatn. For gay men who have sex wh men, that means they'll need to absta nsistently to donate monthly. Current Food and Dg Admistratn (FDA) policy allows for gay and bisexual men to donate blood 3 months after their most recent sexual ntact wh another man if they meet all other eligibily creria.

MORE GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN WILL NOW BE ABLE TO DONATE BLOOD UNR FALIZED FDA L

27, 2023, FDA issued a draft guidance that propos to elimate the tomatic 3-month ferral of gay and bisexual men based on the agency analysis of the current data on HIV transmissn.

ANDY COHEN SAYS HE ULDN'T DONATE PLASMA BEE HE IS GAY

Origally, gay and bisexual men were pletely prohibed om donatg blood. " In craftg the new guidance, the FDA has been lookg to the rults of a study of about 1, 600 gay and bisexual men to velop screeng qutns that n intify potential donors who are most likely to be fected wh HIV.

So monogamo gay men uld start donatg blood aga sometime 2023.

After the Food and Dg Admistratn changed the l for blood donatns om gay and bisexual men earlier this month, ronavis survivor L Estok saw an opportuny to help other patients rever om the years, the FDA has rtricted men who have had sex wh men the precedg year om donatg blood, but loosened s l on April 2 as a way to addrs a sharp drop donors durg the ronavis days, Estok tried to donate blood plasma for a tt program New York Cy that treats severely ill COVID-19 patients wh plasma om patients who have veloped antibodi and revered om the disease.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DONATG BLOOD AS AN LGBTQ PERSONTHE FDA UPDATED S GUIDANCE DUE TO PRSURE OM LGBTQ ADVOT AND A NEED FOR DONATNS DUE TO THE RONAVIS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLORAPRIL 9, 2020/8:55 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3840PX;WIDTH:5760PX;}GETTY IMAGSENR PHLEBOTOMIST BANDAGG PATIENT'S ARM AFTER HE GIV BLOODBY JEFF TAYLORAPRIL 9, 2020 / 8:55 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DONATG BLOOD AS AN LGBTQ PERSON","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-04-09T12:55:57.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-04-09T12:55:57.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"HEALTH, CORONAVIS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DURG TIM OF NEED, SUCH AS WE ARE EXPERIENCG DUE TO THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS, THERE ARE LLS FOR BLOOD AND PLASMA DONATNS, AND LGBTQ PEOPLE ARE LEFT ASKG IF THEY ARE EVEN ALLOWED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GUIL HAVE BEEN UPDATED OVER THE YEARS, AND ANOTHER CHANGE TO POLICY RELEVANT TO THE MUNY ME THIS MONTH. WH THE FDA RELEASG UPDATED REMENDATNS, THIS FACT SHEET IS SIGNED TO AID LGBTQ DIVIDUALS TERMG THEIR ELIGIBILY TO DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE THE BASIC CRERIA FOR DONATG BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND PLASMA THE UNED STAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL DONORS MT MEET BASIC REQUIREMENTS, LIKE TIME SCE LAST DONATN, FEELG WELL ENOUGH TO DONATE, AGE (YOU MT BE AT LEAST 16 OR 17, PENDG ON TYPE OF DONATN), AND WEIGHT. DIFFERENT TYP OF DONATNS—BLOOD, PLATELET, AND PLASMA—ALL RRY DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS. THAT RMATN IS AVAILABLE ON THE AMERIN RED CROSS’ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND PLASMA?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, PROVID THEY MEET CERTA CRERIA, ADDN TO THOSE MENTNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT CRERIA DO MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM) NEED TO MEET TO DONATE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEN WHO HAVE HAD SEX WH ANOTHER MAN THE PAST THREE MONTHS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DONATE. THIS CHANGE ME ON APRIL 2, WHEN THE FOOD AND DG ADMISTRATN (FDA) ANNOUNCED WAS ROLLG BACK THE FERRAL PERD FOR MSM OM THE PREV 12-MONTH PERD TO THE CURRENT THREE-MONTH WA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYONE WHO IS HIV-POSIVE IS NOT ALLOWED TO DONATE. THOSE DIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIV-NEGATIVE AND TAKG PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS, OR PREP, TO PREVENT FECTN ARE ALLOWED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY WAS THE DONATN GUIDANCE CHANGED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBTQ ADVOT HAVE BEEN ASKG THE FDA TO CHANGE S BLOOD DONATN POLICI FOR GAY AND BI MEN, AND FALLY DID SO THANKS TO THAT PRSURE AS WELL AS TO THE RONAVIS PANMIC LEADG TO A CRIL SHORTAGE. THE FDA'S STATEMENT NOTED A NEED TO "ENURAGE MORE BLOOD DONATNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BASED ON RECENTLY PLETED STUDI AND EPIMLOGIC DATA, THE FDA HAS NCLUD THAT CURRENT POLICI REGARDG CERTA DONOR ELIGIBILY CRERIA N BE MODIFIED WHOUT PROMISG THE SAFETY OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY," THE STATEMENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARE LGBTQ ADVOT HAPPY WH THE BLOOD DONATN GUIL UPDATE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ADVOT CELEBRATED THE CHANGE, WHILE ALSO PHG FOR FURTHER PROGRS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"CONTUG TO ENFORCE THE FACTO PROHIBN ON BLOOD DONATN BY SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN DO NOT REFLECT THE BT SCIENCE THAT IS AVAILABLE,” SAID HRC PRINT ALPHONSO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE AMERIN RED CROSS BELIEV BLOOD DONATN ELIGIBILY SHOULD NOT BE TERMED BY METHODS THAT ARE BASED UPON SEXUAL ORIENTATN," THE ANIZATNS SAYS ON S WEBSE. "WE ARE MTED TO WORKG TOWARD ACHIEVG THIS GOAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE AMERIN MEDIL ASSOCIATN IS ALSO ON THE SI OF REMOVG "TEGORIL RTRICTNS FOR BLOOD DONATNS BY MSM SO THEY ARE STEAD BASED ON A PERSON’S DIVIDUAL RISK."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ABOUT WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN (MSM)?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MSM ALSO SAW THEIR FERRAL TIME DROPPED OM 12 MONTHS DOWN TO THREE MONTHS BY THE RECENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT ARE THE BLOOD DONATN GUIL FOR TRANSGENR AND INTERSEX PEOPLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FDA REMENDS GENR "BE TAKEN TO BE SELF-INTIFIED AND SELF-REPORTED." INTERSEX DIVIDUALS ARE FORCED TO CHOOSE EHER "MALE" OR "FEMALE" IF THEY WISH TO DONATE. "INDIVIDUALS DO NOT NEED TO TELL STAFF THAT THEY ARE TERSEX," THE AMERIN RED CROSS SE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT ALSO NOT THAT TRANSGENR WOMEN ARE ABLE TO DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, AND PLASMA EVEN IF THEY HAVE RECENTLY HAD SEX WH A MAN, AND THAT TRANSGENR MEN HAVE TO FOLLOW THE MSM FERRAL PERD, WHICH, AS PREVLY STATED, IS CURRENTLY SET AT THREE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AREN'T BLOOD DONATNS TTED?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, THE RED CROSS TTS EVERY UN OF DONATED BLOOD FOR A NUMBER OF FECT DISEAS, BUT, NOT, WHILE TTG HAS IMPROVED, IS STILL "NOT 100% EFFECTIVE AT TECTG FECT DISEAS DONORS WH VERY EARLY FECTN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DO ADVOT SAY YOU SHOULDN’T LIE TO DONATE BLOOD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE LGBTQ ADVOT ARE STILL PHG FOR A PLETE LIFTG OF THE BAN, THEY URGE MSM NOT TO LIE ORR TO DONATE BLOOD, PLATELETS, OR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THERE IS A REASON THAT THERE ARE FERRAL PERDS,” STT SCHOETT, LAMBDA LEGAL HIV PROJECT DIRECTOR, TOLD REPORTERS LAST WEEK. "I THK THERE’S A PERCEPTN OUT THERE THAT’S DONE ON THE BLOOD, WHICH IS VERY ADVANCED TTG, PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT TCH ALL NEW S OF HIV OR NEW S OF HEPATIS B, HEPATIS C, OR OTHER BLOOD-BORNE FECTNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHILE A FERRAL MAY BE NECSARY TO TECT NEWLY-ACQUIRED BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS LIKE HIV, THE FERRAL PERD ULD BE FORTABLY SHORTENED TO AS LTLE AS 45-60 DAYS," SCHOETT ADD A MEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CAN YOU DONATE IF YOU HAVE TATTOOS AND/OR PIERCGS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, BUT ONLY AFTER WAG THREE MONTHS SCE YOUR LAST TATTOO OR PIERCG. THAT TOO WAS ROLLED BACK OM 12 MONTHS TO THREE WH THE UPDATED FDA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANY OTHER CHANG WH THE NEW GUIDANCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO MALARIA-ENMIC AREAS, AS WELL AS THOSE EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL RISK OF TRANSMISSN OF CRTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE OR VARIANT CRTZFELDT-JAKOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THE FORMER, THE FDA STATEMENT READS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TRAVELED TO MALARIA-ENMIC AREAS (AND ARE RINTS OF MALARIA NON-ENMIC UNTRI): THE AGENCY IS CHANGG THE REMEND FERRAL PERD OM 12 MONTHS TO 3 MONTHS. IN ADDN, THE GUIDANCE PROVIS NOTICE OF AN ALTERNATE PROCRE THAT PERMS THE LLECTN OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PONENTS OM SUCH DONORS WHOUT A FERRAL PERD, PROVID THE BLOOD PONENTS ARE PATHOGEN-RCED G AN FDA-APPROVED PATHOGEN RCTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THE LATTER, READS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THOSE WHO SPENT TIME CERTA EUROPEAN UNTRI OR ON ARY BAS EUROPE WHO WERE PREVLY NSIRED TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO A POTENTIAL RISK OF TRANSMISSN OF CRTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE OR VARIANT CRTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, THE AGENCY IS ELIMATG THE REMEND FERRALS AND IS REMENDG ALLOWG REENTRY OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARE THE RECENT BLOOD DONATN REMENDATN CHANG PERMANENT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT APPEARS SO, BUT THAT ULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE REMENDATNS ARE EXPECTED TO REMA PLACE AFTER THE COVID-19 PANMIC ENDS, WH ANY APPROPRIATE CHANG BASED ON MENTS WE RECEIVE AND OUR EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTG THE GUIDANC," THE FDA'S STATEMENT UPDATG THE REMENDATNS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOWEVER, ALSO STAT WILL "PROVI NOTIFITN WHEN THE ALTERNATIVE PROCR ARE NO LONGER EFFECT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU HAVE ANY QUTNS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED, NTACT THE RED CROSS' DONOR AND CLIENT SUPPORT CENTER AT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

He said he was turned away after revealg he was gay.

ANDY COHEN LLS FDA L ON GAY MEN DONATG PLASMA FOR COVID-19 ‘DISCRIMATORY’

"NBC News found that spe the le change hundreds of the natn’s blood centers are still unable to accept blood om gay men, even though there's a sperate need for blood at U.

DPE BLOOD SUPPLI CRILLY LOW, SOME GAY MEN STILL CANNOT DONATE PLASMA

Both the Red Cross and Ameri's Blood Centers, which together reprent 800 banks natnwi, told NBC News they haven't been able to accept and other gay men who have tried to give blood sce April 2 have been unable to do so bee many blood donatn centers have not yet traed staffers or updated their puter systems to acmodate the new le. "I was not expectg the reactn I got, " said Estok on when he told the staff he was gay.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE NOW ALLOWED TO DONATE BLOOD IN ENGLAND, STLAND AND WAL

"An NYBC staffer nied that a potential donor would be asked if he were gay, sayg the donor would stead be asked about sexual activy wh another man durg the past 12 months.

"Not only is imperative that gay and bisexual men who are now able to donate blood be allowed to do so whout lay, the FDA mt also lift the 3 month ferral s entirety, " said Sarah Kate Ellis, CEO of GLAAD, a LGBTQ advocy anizatn. But there is one easily implementable solutn to the natnal blood-supply shortage that’s been available for years and uld be a lifele: allowg gay and bisexual men to donate eely. S., gay and bisexual men (often referred to as MSM, or “men who have sex wh men”) are not allowed to give blood if they’ve had sex wh another man the past three months.