Some donation centers are still turning away gay and bisexual men because the centers haven't updated questionnaires and computer systems or trained staff to do otherwise.
Blood centers are still turning away men who have sex with men, despite the Food and Drug Administration revising rules that now allows them to donate blood.
But even though several screening processes informed him that the high level of antibodies in his blood made him an ideal donor, he was turned away when he arrived at the New York Blood Center after revealing his sexual orientation. The problem is that the AABB—an industry group formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks which accredits most of the nation's blood centers—has not yet had its updated donor history questionnaire approved by the FDA. The old questionnaire rejects gay and bisexual male applicants.
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