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White House Threatened FDA Commissioner: Approve COVID Vaccine Friday or Submit Your Resignation — REPORT

Andy Towle December 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Mark Meadows mask

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows threatened FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn that if the agency didn't approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on … [Read more...] about White House Threatened FDA Commissioner: Approve COVID Vaccine Friday or Submit Your Resignation — REPORT

Topics: Health More Posts About: coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Donald Trump, FDA, Health, Mark Meadows, Stephen Hahn

Gay COVID-19 Survivor Andy Cohen: ‘My Blood Could Save a Life, But Instead It’s Over Here Boiling’ (WATCH)

John Wright April 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

After recovering from the novel coronavirus, Andy Cohen signed up for a program to donate his antibody-rich blood plasma to help those still fighting … [Read more...] about Gay COVID-19 Survivor Andy Cohen: ‘My Blood Could Save a Life, But Instead It’s Over Here Boiling’ (WATCH)

Topics: Health, towleroad More Posts About: Andy Cohen, coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Donald Trump, FDA, Gay Blood Ban

Gay Men Barred from Donating Potentially Lifesaving Blood Plasma to Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients

John Wright April 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

Gay men who have recovered from COVID-19 are being barred from donating potentially life-saving blood plasma that could be used to treat critically … [Read more...] about Gay Men Barred from Donating Potentially Lifesaving Blood Plasma to Critically Ill Coronavirus Patients

Topics: Health, towleroad More Posts About: AIDS, coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, FDA, Peter Staley

Blockbuster Movie’s Ad Campaign Protests Restriction on Gay Blood Donations

Luis Damian Veron October 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

The latest installment of the Saw horror film franchise and its distributor Lionsgate Films are adding consciousness raising to its promotion ahead … [Read more...] about Blockbuster Movie’s Ad Campaign Protests Restriction on Gay Blood Donations

Topics: Social Media, World More Posts About: advertising, Blood Donation, discrimination, Entertainment, FDA, Health

Gay Man Finally Gives Blood After Year of Celibacy

Luis Damian Veron January 12, 2017 Leave a Comment

Jay Franzone blood donation

On January 10, 2017, 21-year-old Jay Franzone gave blood. What made this noteworthy is that Franzone, as a gay man, had to abstain from sex for an … [Read more...] about Gay Man Finally Gives Blood After Year of Celibacy

Topics: Activism More Posts About: Blood Donation, discrimination, FDA, Gay Blood Ban, Health, Jay Franzone

Democrats Revive Calls For End To Gay Blood Ban Following Orlando Massacre: VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald June 14, 2016 Leave a Comment

blood donation

In the wake of the Orlando massacre on a gay nightclub last weekend in which 49 people died, Democrats in Congress are reviving a push to reverse the … [Read more...] about Democrats Revive Calls For End To Gay Blood Ban Following Orlando Massacre: VIDEO

Topics: Health, World More Posts About: ban, Blood Donation, FDA, MSM, Orlando, WHO, World Blood Donor Day

These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA’s Gay Blood Ban – WATCH

Sean Mandell June 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

HIV

via GIPHY As we've previously reported, the FDA currently bans all men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood if they have been sexually … [Read more...] about These 50 Gay Men on PrEP Donated Blood to Protest the FDA’s Gay Blood Ban – WATCH

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: AIDS/HIV, FDA, Gay Blood Ban, HIV/AIDS, PrEP

FDA Updates Blood Donation Policy for Gay Men

Sean Mandell December 21, 2015 Leave a Comment

On Monday the FDA announced it would end its discriminatory policy of banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Instead, the FDA will instate … [Read more...] about FDA Updates Blood Donation Policy for Gay Men

Topics: Actor, Health More Posts About: FDA, Gay Blood Ban

New York Artist Creates Stunning Sculpture Comprised of Gay Mens’ Blood In Reaction To FDA’s Donor Ban

Anthony Costello June 19, 2015

New York City-based artist Jordan Eagles created a striking seven-foot-tall monolith called Blood Mirror that he constructed using the blood of nine … [Read more...] about New York Artist Creates Stunning Sculpture Comprised of Gay Mens’ Blood In Reaction To FDA’s Donor Ban

Topics: Art, Film/TV/Stream, Living | Loving, Men, Sex More Posts About: Art, Blood Ban, blood banks, Blood Donation, Blood Donor, discrimination, FDA, Film, Gay Artists, Gay Media, gay rights

Jake Wilson and Jeffery Self Parody Taylor Swift with Gay Blood Ban PSA, ‘Sad Studs’ – VIDEO

Sean Mandell June 9, 2015

In a timely send-up of Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar's music video "Bad Blood", comedians Jake Wilson and Jeffery Self highlight the absurdity of … [Read more...] about Jake Wilson and Jeffery Self Parody Taylor Swift with Gay Blood Ban PSA, ‘Sad Studs’ – VIDEO

Topics: Music, towleroad More Posts About: Blood Ban, FDA, Jake Wilson, shirtless, Taylor Swift

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