Banned for life: Gay men still can’t donate blood

Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.

The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and two other blood groups criticized the policy as “medically and scientifically unwarranted.”

Yea, cause only gays have HIV. When, in reality, everyone is at risk of HIV. The homophobia of the FDA is obvious, as this policy is equivelant to the idea that AIDS is a gay disease. And you woyuld think that a scientific institution would know ebtter. But hey, they are puppets to the Master, ya know.

The FDA said HIV tests currently in use are highly accurate, but still cannot detect the virus 100 percent of the time.

So then we should all be banned then, right...by that logic???

Critics of the exclusionary policy said it bars potential healthy donors, despite the increasing need for donated blood, and discriminates against gays. The FDA recognized the policy defers many healthy donors but rejected the suggestion it’s discriminatory.