This petition is calling for a repeal of the FDA's 1983 MSM Blood Ban, which prevents all sexually active gay males from donating blood and vital organs for life.
It is stated that men having sex with other men is a High Risk behavior for contracting HIV/AIDS, when this is an issue that no longer holds merit and is severely outdated. We feel that there is no difference in between "gay" men or "straight" men/women who engage in safe sexual activity. It is a prejudice that has gone overlooked, and an unnecessary segregation.
Labeling an entire community of people as, "HIGH RISK" for contracting HIV/AIDS, irresponsibly sentences them to feeling unequal in the eyes of the government and in the eyes of those they wish to save with their blood or organ donation. Repeal this ban to SAVE A LIFE!