The FDA, in a surprise move, is recommending changing a discriminatory decades-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men.

The Associated Press is reporting the FDA will recommend ending a discriminatory and decades-old ban on donations of blood from men who have sex with men. The ban, currently in place, prohibitsÂ and man who has ever had sex with another man from donating blood.Â

BREAKING: FDA to recommend end of ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men; restrictions remain. â€” The Associated Press (@AP) December 23, 2014

The restrictions? The FDA will recommend that men who have been not had sex with another man for at least a year may donate blood.

“Over the past several years, in collaboration with other government agencies, the FDA has carefully examined and considered the available scientific evidence relevant to its blood donor deferral policy for men who have sex with men, including the results of several recently completed scientific studies and recent epidemiologic data,” the FDA said in a press release.

“Following this review, and taking into account the recommendations of advisory committees to the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the FDA, the agency will take the necessary steps to recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men from indefinite deferral to one year since the last sexual contact.”

The response on Twitter was mixed:

FDA recommends allowing blood donations from gay men who haven’t done anything too gay for at least a year http://t.co/j6w54yxlQy #progress? â€” Brian (@bridoc) December 23, 2014

Not perfect, but giant step forward: FDA to end outright ban on gay men donating blood. Ht @AP http://t.co/BMaqak9TxG â€” Adam Goldstein (@A_H_Goldstein) December 23, 2014

FDA will now allow blood donations from gay men who can’t get laid: http://t.co/JFjwgB2rKM â€” Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 23, 2014

This FDA statement is straight out of an evangelical fever dream: being gay isn’t the sin, but being a well-adjusted adult who has sex is â€” Slade Sohmer (@SladeHV) December 23, 2014

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