As reported by Queer News Tonight in special breaking news on Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is lifting longstanding categorical restrictions preventing sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood.
The FDA has issued draft recommendations for donor eligibility criteria, under which donor eligibility will be determined based on an individualized risk assessment, similar to the way donors are screened in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada.
All potential donors, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, will be asked to complete a donor history questionnaire.
Based on those responses, blood collectors will determine whether the individual needs to be deferred from donating for a three-month period. Only people diagnosed with and taking treatment for HIV are banned from donating for life.
The questionnaire will ask donors about various behaviors. One of those questions will ask if a person has had any new sexual partners in the past three months. Those who answer no will be permitted to give blood.
Those with new sexual partners in the past three months will then be asked if they’ve engaged in anal intercourse in the past three months, with only those who answer affirmatively being asked to “defer” donating for three months.
FDA to Lift Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Blood Donors
- Peter Bisuito
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