For years, he couldn't donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can
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Aaron Posey, a Bloodworks Northwest executive, donates blood at the blood center's Seattle headquarters on Dec. 14, 2023. New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors. Posey, whose own life was saved by a transfusion when he fell down a set of stairs and broken glass sliced an artery, welcomed the new guidance, saying hospitals and patients need access to a new pool of donors. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)Dylan Smith donates blood platelets at Bloodworks Northwest, where he works as a donor services supervisor, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Vancouver, Wash. More gay and bisexual men can now donate blood in the U.S., and many in Washington state are doing so. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)Dylan Smith donates blood platelets at Bloodworks Northwest, where he works as a donor services supervisor, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Vancouver, Wash. More gay and bisexual men can now donate blood in the U.S., and many in Washington state are doing so. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)Dylan Smith donates blood platelets at Bloodworks Northwest, where he works as a donor services supervisor, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Vancouver, Wash. More gay and bisexual men can now donate blood in the U.S., and many in Washington state are doing so. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)A sign that reads "Safe Space" is attached to the door of Bloodworks Northwest in Vancouver, Wash., Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. The nonprofit blood bank provides blood donations to hospitals in the Pacific Northwest and conducts medical research. More gay and bisexual men can now donate blood in the U.S., and many in Washington state are doing so. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)The exterior of Bloodworks Northwest's office building is seen in Vancouver, Wash., Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. The nonprofit blood bank provides blood donations to hospitals in the Pacific Northwest and conducts medical research. More gay and bisexual men can now donate blood in the U.S., and many in Washington state are doing so. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)Aaron Posey, a Bloodworks Northwest executive, donates blood at the blood center's Seattle headquarters on Dec. 14, 2023. New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors. Posey, whose own life was saved by a transfusion when he fell down a set of stairs and broken glass sliced an artery, welcomed the new guidance, saying hospitals and patients need access to a new pool of donors. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)Aaron Posey, a Bloodworks Northwest executive, puts pressure where the needle entered his arm after donating blood at the blood center's Seattle headquarters on Dec. 14, 2023. New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors. Posey, whose own life was saved by a transfusion when he fell down a set of stairs and broken glass sliced an artery, welcomed the new guidance, saying hospitals and patients need access to a new pool of donors. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)
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Aaron Posey, a Bloodworks Northwest executive, donates blood at the blood center's Seattle headquarters on Dec. 14, 2023. New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors. Posey, whose own life was saved by a transfusion when he fell down a set of stairs and broken glass sliced an artery, welcomed the new guidance, saying hospitals and patients need access to a new pool of donors. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)