blood donation
It's Time to Lift America's Insane Rules About Who Can Donate Blood
In the wake of the Pulse shooting, public health advocates and activists are calling on the FDA to strike down a ban they view as discriminatory, stigmatizing, and based on outdated science.
Britain's Poles Are Using Their Blood to Show Their Worth
While a small number of the Polish community deliberately missed work and staged a strike at Westminster on Thursday in protest of anti-Polish rhetoric, others have opted to donate blood.
A Ban on Sexually Active Gay Men Giving Blood Isn't a Social Issue—It's a Medical One
I get why people might think the one year of no sex rule for gay men wishing to donate blood might seem like a homophobic double-standard, but we cannot deny HIV statistics.
Gay Men Are Finally Allowed to Donate Blood (If They Haven't Been Laid in a Really Long Time)
The Food and Drug Administration announced this morning that it will lift its ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. Well, kinda.
Gay Men Can't Donate Blood, but Some Are Trying Anyway
Since the 80s, men who have had sexual contact with other men (even if it was just one time) have been banned from donating blood in the US by the FDA as a response to fears that allowing gay/bisexual/DTF men to share their blood would give everyone...