A 2014 study from The Williams Institute, a pro-LGBTQ+ think tank at the University of California Los Angeles, showed that lifting the blood ban for MSMs in its entirety would result in as many as 615,300 new pints of blood annually. Although the FDA’s move was viewed as a small step in the right direction, advocacy organizations like GLAAD have criticized that policy, saying it will continue to prevent the vast majority of gay and bisexual men, who remain sexually active throughout their lives, from donating blood.
