They've needed it for a while. The shortage is still here. It's the only reason they lifted it. The hormones are that of an average cis person & not considered an issue. They would have to rule out several other hormonal meds (insulin, thyroid, etc) by that logic & they can't afford to.
They test ALL BLOOD and they hold it for a window of time as part of the testing to make sure there's nothing wrong with it so the blood doesn't act as a spreader. Unusable blood is destroyed and the donor is promptly notified thereafter. They were just bigoted assholes until now.
@thehoustonwade.bsky.social have you seen this yet? 😂
How sad. 😢 He was a real treasure.
And yet they're not getting booted for denying history...when it's a literal category to report someone on.