AMA: End blood-donation ban for gay, bisexual men

... The FDA ban on donations by men who have sex with men has been in place since 1983. It was in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which largely affected gay and bisexuals. At the time, the FDA did not have procedures to test for HIV in donated ...

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NMAC Action Plan for HIV Among Black Gay, Bisexual Men

The National Minority AIDS Council has released RISE Proud: Combating HIV Among Black Gay and Bisexual Men , which commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the first reported AIDS cases and also coincides with the opening of LGBT Pride Month, according to an NMAC statement.

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