There is never enough safe blood supply in virtually every American community. A significant portion of the population is prohibited from donating blood. They are eliminated based on once valid, but now outdated FDA restrictions. About thirty years ago, the FDA segregated the homosexual population from donating blood because the HIV virus then, was almost entirely limited to that population. The ruling made sense and it worked - for a time. But the HIV virus spread to the heterosexual population. Yet, heterosexuals were still permitted to donate blood. The theory was, that laboratory detection was possible to eliminate affected blood. In fact, the FDA states that the blood supply is 99.9% safe. If that is true, and if it is also true that the HIV virus exists within the heterosexual community, then it is logical to expect the same 99.9% testing certainty in blood donated by a homosexual. Separate is not equal. If the testing is accurate for heterosexual blood then it is accurate for homosexual blood. There are three reasons for the FDA to change its policy and allow homosexual blood donations. First, laboratory science is proven effective in identifying the HIV virus in all populations - male, female, heterosexual, homosexual. Second, we need the blood. There is never enough adequate supply and to eliminate a large group that could help is now legally and morally wrong and counterproductive to social needs. Third, the policy has become discriminatory without merit. There is no longer a logical scientific or legal basis to eliminate homosexual participation in blood donation. The virus exists throughout all communities and fortunately, laboratory testing today identifies the bad blood in all populations. By including homosexual donation, we increase the supply of healthy blood, no different than the supply of healthy blood from other populations. It is time for this change to benefit the entire population.