Current Version
| Region | Tennessee |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Description | Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977. |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm |
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Revision History (2)
edited by JerofDoorhandle
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | (NONE) | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977. |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "you can donate if you haven’t had sexual intercourse with a man in 3 months "
- Status is not correct "Tennessee follows the FDA’s 12-month deferral policy for men who have sex with men (MSM), meaning MSM donors must wait at least 12 months after their last sexual contact with a man before donating. There is no ban on all LGBTQ blood donors, only a deferral for 12 months for MSM donors. This was confirmed by Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, director of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Program for LGBTI Health."
- Status is not correct "In a lesbian marriage we are legal to donate"