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ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) For at least a decade, Chris Van Bibber had been prevented from donating blood.
The 35-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah who is openly gay was restricted due to rules set in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that did not allow sexually active gay men from donating.
However, this past May, the FDA dropped all restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men donating blood, moving to a new blood donation risk assessment tool that is the same for every donor regardless of how they identify, which rolled out in August.
This meant that Van Bibber was able to make history as he donated blood at the American Red Cross Blood Donation Center in his home city.
"To sit back in that chair and to go through the questionnaire beforehand, and it was just I felt so much excitement and so much relief that we were finally here," Van Bibber told ABC News. "I just felt like I was finally able to do my part and it s a small thing
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) For at least a decade, Chris Van Bibber had been prevented from donating blood.
The 35-year-old from Salt Lake City, Utah who is openly gay was restricted due to rules set in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that did not allow sexually active gay men from donating.
However, this past May, the FDA dropped all restrictions specific to gay and bisexual men donating blood, moving to a new blood donation risk assessment tool that is the same for every donor regardless of how they identify, which rolled out in August.
This meant that Van Bibber was able to make history as he donated blood at the American Red Cross Blood Donation Center in his home city.
"To sit back in that chair and to go through the questionnaire beforehand, and it was just I felt so much excitement and so much relief that we were finally here," Van Bibber told ABC News. "I just felt like I was finally able to do my part and it s a small thing