“These laws were also rooted in homophobia, transphobia, and racism.”
How many high risk homos got sick pleasure knowing their donated blood would infect innocent people? Like Ryan White. It is not any irrational phobia NPT wanting AIDS infected blood from a homo or a junkie.
In my case I was specially included for giving blood to premature babies, because I did not have a particular antibody and, therefore could not be a carrier of a certain disease. I am O-Negative and a universal donor. I gave up that volunteer activity when I moved but had made 152 whole blood donations by then.