For nearly four decades, guidance from the FDA banned most gay men from donating blood, regardless of health history — criteria many critics called discriminatory to the LGBTQ+ community.
“For myself, this is really an opportunity to reengage with the broader community of Los Angeles. I view giving blood as helping all of my fellow citizens; not only the LGBTQ community, and that’s an important thing to recognize,” Brown, 62, said. “I think we could have gotten here a little bit sooner, but I’m thrilled that we are here now.
“The gay community is a giving community,” says Terry Brown, 62, who donates blood for the first time since restrictions on gay donors was lifted by the FDA during L.A. Care Health Plan’s Red Cross blood drive in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Brown is chief Human Resources officer at L.A. Care Health Plan and donated blood in his youth prior to restrictions on gay donors.
“The gay community is a giving community,” says Terry Brown, 62, who donates blood for the first time since restrictions on gay donors was lifted by the FDA during L.A. Care Health Plan’s Red Cross blood drive in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Brown is chief Human Resources officer at L.A. Care Health Plan.
“The gay community is a giving community,” says Terry Brown, 62, who donates blood for the first time since restrictions on gay donors was lifted by the FDA during L.A. Care Health Plan’s Red Cross blood drive in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Brown is chief Human Resources officer at L.A. Care Health Plan and donated blood in his youth prior to restrictions on gay donors.
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