For years, he couldn’t donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can

Over the last six years, blood center employee Dylan Smith was often asked how frequently he gave blood himself. Thanks to new federal guidelines finalized in May, gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can now donate at many blood centers around the country without abstaining from sex. Bloodworks Northwest, where Smith works as a donor services supervisor, adopted the change on Dec. 6.