San Jose State University has suspended all campus blood drives because of a long-standing government policy that bars gay men from donating blood.
San Jose State President Don Kassing said the policy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration violates the school's nondiscrimination policy.
The American Red Cross and other national organizations that regularly run blood drives have been pushing the FDA to revise the policy. The policy has been in place since AIDS first emerged in the United States.
Officials at local blood banks are not pleased with Kassing's decision. They said could lead to a drop in blood donations at numerous Bay Area colleges and put patients' lives at risk.
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