![]() ![]() A three-month deferral time, or any deferral time, is not needed because all blood is screened to make sure HIV and other STIs are not in that blood," said Rich Ferraro of GLAAD. "Science shows that blood from gay and bi men is safe and can be used. The organization is petitioning to have what it calls a discriminatory ban lifted.ĬORONAVIRUS: NY Health Dept. | NY Call 1-(888)-364-3065 | NYC Health Dept. | NYC Call 311, Text COVID to 692692 | NJ COVID-19 Info Hub | NJ Call 1-(800)-222-1222 or 211, Text NJCOVID to 898211 | CT Health Dept. | CT Call 211 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD believes this is an issue of stigma that dates back to the '80s during the HIV/AIDS crisis. "That window period is when somebody could be exposed to HIV and when it's actually detectable and there's still a very small window of opportunity for that to happen," said Rob Purvis of the New York Blood Center.
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