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Blood Bias

FDA eases blood donor restrictions for LGBTQ+ men

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Gay men don't have to wait months to donate blood, FDA says

Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships could soon be able to donate blood for the first time in decades.
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'We have the same blood as you' | Emerging study works to eliminate blood ban for gay, bisexual men

The ADVANCE Study aims to evaluate alternatives to the blood donor deferral policy for gay and bisexual men.
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Red Cross study looks to eliminate blood donation requirements for LGBTQ+ men

The organization said they need participants for their study.
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Red Cross study looks to eliminate blood donation requirements for LGBTQ+ men

The Atlanta Red Cross is looking for participants for their advanced study.
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His husband woke up, couldn’t feel his legs and died in his arms. Now he fights to get a blood ban lifted in honor of his partner.

Jeff Graham and his husband have been at the frontlines of issues facing gay men since the 80s. But he is now in the battle to eliminate the blood ban alone.
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Blood Bias | The full series

The FDA banned men who have sex with men from donating blood decades ago. While some changes have been made over the years, some say the rules are based in bias.
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Blood donations were needed following the Pulse nightclub mass shooting. Here’s why so many were turned away

Experts say policies keeping nearly 615,000 pints of blood from gay and bisexual men out of America's blood supply are based on fear not fact.
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He was advocating with his partner to ease restrictions on gay men who want to donate blood. Now he’s fighting that battle alone

Jeff Graham and his husband have been at the frontlines of issues facing gay men since the 80s. But he is now in the battle to eliminate the blood ban alone.
Blood Bias

Blood donations were needed following the Pulse nightclub mass shooting. Here’s why so many were turned away

Experts say policies keeping nearly 615,000 pints of blood from gay and bisexual men out of America's blood supply are based on fear not fact.
Blood Bias

'We have the same blood as you' | Emerging study works to eliminate blood ban for gay, bisexual men

The ADVANCE Study aims to evaluate alternatives to the blood donor deferral policy for gay and bisexual men.