'My blood could save a life, but instead it's over here boiling.'
, he opened up about how his efforts to help others suffering have been stifled.
"I was told that due to antiquated and discriminatory guidelines by the FDA to prevent HIV, I am ineligible to donate blood because I am a gay man," he explained."Even the new relaxed rules require gay men to abstain from sex for three months whether they're in a monogamous relationship or not before giving blood, though no such blanket restrictions exist for people of other sexual orientations.
"All donated blood is screened for HIV and a rapid HIV test can be done in 20 minutes or less, so why the three-month rule?" Cohen asked."Why are members from my community being excluded from helping out when so many people are sick and dying? Maybe because we're valuing stigma over science. I don't know."
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