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cmn.jcs
Not to get too OMNI here, but that seems a touch strong given that (as I understand it) the developers of the policy are at the FDA, and the recipients of the blood are not associated with the FDA (broadly speaking). It seems like a rather ineffective way to express one's view.
Sorry, I should have phrashed my statement better. It's not because I'm a social justice warrior -- far from it -- it's that I'm not allowed to donate blood because I'm gay. They test blood for HIV anyway, so what is the point? HIV tests and the crossover of HIV into the heterosexual population was many years ago.