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Biological Confusion

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Test Tube: Hey, can I ask you a question?

OJ: Sure thing, lay it on me.

Test Tube: I’ve been having this problem, and none of my medical books say anything about it that makes sense.

OJ: Oh?

Test Tube: So sometimes, sparked by… something… I get this weird pounding in my chest and my vision goes white, and… it sounds painful but it’s super amazing.

OJ: What the fuck? What causes it?

Soap: *walking past* Hi guys… Hi, Test Tube. *walks off*

Test Tube: There it goes again!

OJ: Ohh, I see the problem now.

Test Tube: What is it?

OJ: You’re gay.

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For the details with no paywall:

More gay and bisexual men will now be able to donate blood under finalized FDA rules

While the number of people eligible to donate blood has expanded, the agency says it will continue to monitor the safety of the blood supply

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The article says that the guidelines have been updated. Instead of asking if you’re a man that’s had sex with another man in the past 3 months it asks everyone regardless of gender if they’ve had anal sex with a new partner or if they’ve had anal sex with multiple partners in the past 3 months.

This both opens up blood donation to msm in exclusive relationships or who don’t have anal sex and more accurately identifies hiv risk from people who aren’t msm. This is exactly the sort of guidelines we’ve been fighting for for years. This is a major win for both gay rights and blood donation in the US. Now a bunch of people who couldn’t donate before can donate now.