The American Red Cross national blood supply has fallen to critically low levels, potentially threatening the medical care of patients with an emergency need for blood.
Do they still actively try and discriminate against gay guys and their blood? Last I checked it disqualified you from donating if you had same sex action within the last 6 months.
Maybe when they’re legitimately desperate (and not artificially for the sake of boosting numbers), they can set that aside or have realistic time periods for LGBT people.
Individuals who have had anal sex in the last three months may be eligible to donate as long as they did not have sex with someone new or with multiple partners during that timeframe.
Do they still actively try and discriminate against gay guys and their blood? Last I checked it disqualified you from donating if you had same sex action within the last 6 months.
Maybe when they’re legitimately desperate (and not artificially for the sake of boosting numbers), they can set that aside or have realistic time periods for LGBT people.
I believe in August the rules changed a bit:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/lgbtq-donors.html