To: FDA, Blood Donor Rules and Regulation Makers
Change Anti-Gay Men Blood Donor Laws
Allow Gay Men to save lives and donate blood too. Why can't we all be heroes?
Why is this important?
Defer for 12 months from the most recent contact a man who has had sex with another man during the past 12 months.
Defer for 12 months from the most recent contact a female who has had sex during the past 12 months with a man who has had sex with another man in the past 12 months.
These are the rules that stopped me, a gay man, from saving babies and victims' lives. We need to abolish these rules and live in a world where everyone can give blood no matter what sexual preference or gender! Blood is given based on your blood type, not what you like.
Defer for 12 months from the most recent contact a female who has had sex during the past 12 months with a man who has had sex with another man in the past 12 months.
These are the rules that stopped me, a gay man, from saving babies and victims' lives. We need to abolish these rules and live in a world where everyone can give blood no matter what sexual preference or gender! Blood is given based on your blood type, not what you like.