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More members of the LGBTQ community will be able to give blood

Students, faculty and staff expressed support for new gender-inclusive guidelines for blood donation but noted they may have limited efficacy. The United States Food and Drug Administration announced May 11 it will implement new guidance that will allow men who have sex with men to donate blood without a deferral period for the first time since 1985.

The FDA has adopted new guidelines and assessments that will ultimately allow more gay and bisexual men -- though not all -- to donate blood.

Gay and bisexual men may soon be allowed to donate blood without a fixed period of sexual abstinence, the federal Food and Drug Administration announced late last month in response to a Wall Street Journal report about the policy change.

Gay and bisexual men may soon be allowed to donate blood without a fixed period of sexual abstinence, the federal Food and Drug Administration announced late last month in response to a Wall Street Journal report about the policy change.

The Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability is expected to vote on the federal ban at their spring meeting.

Sexually active queer men in monogamous relationships will be able to donate blood without restrictions, according to a new report.

The agency is considering modifying blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men.

The agency is considering modifying blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men.