Andy Cohen has spoken out against “antiquated and discriminatory” rules barring men from donating blood if they’ve had sex with another man over a given period of time.
All donated blood is screened for HIV and a rapid HIV test can be done in 20 minutes or less.
“I was told that due to antiquated and discriminatory guidelines by the FDA to prevent HIV, I am ineligible to donate blood because I’m a gay man.”
However, Cohen said he was denied the chance to donate due to Food and Drugs Adminisatration (FDA) regulations regarding certain LGBT+ donors.