The attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando this month horrified the world, but it was a particularly profound blow for the LGBT community.
Afterward, when calls for blood donations came roaring in, hundreds and hundreds of people lined up to give what they could. But for gay and bisexual men, this call was like salt in a fresh wound: During their community’s hour of need, their contributions were unwelcome.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, any man who has had sex with another man within the past 12 months is forbidden from donating blood.
Do these recommendations have the science to back them up? Or are they based on historical biases?
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