FDA Drops Special Blood Donor Assessments for Gay People

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ended special requirements for gay blood donors Thursday and will now use the same eligibility questionnaire for all donors regardless of sexual orientation, according to a press release.

Under the new rules, every blood donor will be asked the same questions about recent sexual history and time-based deferrals for men who have sex with men and women who have sex with women will be eliminated, according to the FDA. The agency predicts this will result in a larger pool of blood donors.

Every donor, regardless of sexual orientation, will be asked whether they have had sex with a new sexual partner or multiple partners in the past three months, and those who have will then be asked if they have had anal sex in the last three months; those who say yes to both prompts will be deferred from donating, according to the FDA. Prospective blood donors will be able to give blood regardless of sexual orientation so long as they say no to both prompts.

🚨BREAKING🚨 We’re finally going to end the gay blood ban! The FDA just finalized recommendations for assessing blood donor eligibility regardless of sexual orientation, sex or gender. https://t.co/IFBHOpl74Y

— Eric Rosswood (@LGBT_Activist) May 11, 2023

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