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GLAAD RECEIVES CONFIRMATION THAT GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE ALSO UNFAIRLY BANNED FROM DONATING PLASMA FOR EXPERIMENTAL COVID-19 TREATMENT
| March 31, 2020Contact:
Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org
The FDA’s restrictions that defer gay and bisexual men, and others in the LGBTQ community, from donating blood apply to plasma donations
FDA “CONTINUING TO REEVALUATE” BAN ON BLOOD FROM GAY AND BI MEN AS SENATORS AND CELEBRITIES JOIN GLAAD IN CALLING FOR AN END TO THE BAN
| March 27, 2020Contact:
Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin leads group of Senators, including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and more, in releasing letter to the FDA raising concerns with the discriminatory blood donation deferral policy
GLAAD created a petition calling on the FDA to lift the ban, which now has over 10,000 signatures and support from celebrities including Sam Smith and Michelle Visage
MIKA TO PERFORM AT THE 31ST ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES, FORTUNE FEIMSTER TO HOST
| March 5, 2020Contact:
Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org
LIL NAS X, OLIVIA WILDE, HAILEE STEINFELD, DAN LEVY AND CO-STARS OF SCHITT’S CREEK, ELVIS DURAN, RYAN O’CONNELL, AMANDLA STENBERG, D.J. “SHANGELA” PIERCE, BOB THE DRAG QUEEN, AND EUREKA O’HARA TO APPEAR AS PRESENTERS AND SPECIAL GUESTS
BETTE MIDLER TO MAKE FIRST-TIME APPEARANCE AT THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN NEW YORK ON MARCH 19
| February 27, 2020Contact:
Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org
Jimmy Fallon will present the award for Outstanding Broadway Production, Bette Midler will introduce Ben Platt, and Sarah Paulson and Matt Bomer will present Ryan Murphy with the Vito Russo Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York
SARAH PAULSON AND MATT BOMER TO PRESENT RYAN MURPHY WITH THE VITO RUSSO AWARD AT THE 31ST ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN NEW YORK
| February 20, 2020Contact:
Mathew Lasky
Director of Communications, GLAAD
mlasky@glaad.org
JIMMY FALLON, JESSE WILLIAMS, NICOLE MAINES, PATRICK STARRR, GEENA ROCERO AND MORE TO PRESENT
Lilly Singh will host, Judith Light will be honored with the Excellence in Media Award and Ryan Murphy will be honored with the Vito Russo Award; Adam Lambert and Ben Platt will perform with special guests including Jaboukie Young-White, Emily Hampshire, and the cast of Pose
