![]() ![]() We regularly host allied blood drives and was the first U.S. We have longstanding partnerships with outstanding organizations, including the GSBA, Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center, and the Q Center in Portland. We actively pursue equity in our provision of Continuing Medical Education for area physicians, including LGBT health training to address disparities. We’ve been active supporters of changing the MSM deferral for over a decade: publicly, in the media, and in regulatory and medical policy. This means men who have not had sexual contact with another man in the past 3 months can be eligible to donate blood, but this change still leaves many who want to donate blood unable to do so.īloodworks and its LGBTQ community partners continue to urge the FDA to change their MSM donation deferral based on testing reliability and the latest medical science to ensure the continued safety of the community blood supply. The deferral changed to one year beginning in 2015 and on April 2nd 2020 the FDA changed its guidelines from a 1-year deferral to a 3-month deferral. Since the mid-80s, men who have had sex with men (MSM) have been ineligible to donate blood based on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy. Bloodworks Northwest’s mission supports everyone in our community, saving lives every day.
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