Sen. Derek Kitchen hosted a blood drive at the Utah State Capitol, but he could not donate himself.
"Unfortunately, as a gay man myself I am unable to donate blood," he told FOX 13 News on Monday."But I feel like it’s an important opportunity for us to talk about lifting the ban, but allowing the legislature to donate blood as well."
"The ban was instituted in the '80s with the AIDS crisis and it’s modified over time," he said, noting that currently the FDA's policy is that gay and bisexual men must abstain from sexual contact for at least three months.Utah is facing a blood shortage like the rest of the nation and gay men are willing to step up and help out, the senator said. He organized a blood drive encouraging his fellow lawmakers to donate.
ARUP, which collected the blood donations, said the nationwide blood shortage has affected Utah. The company is politically neutral on the senator's resolution, but appreciative of his efforts to organize a blood drive on Capitol Hill.
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