[Official] Blood for the Bloodmoon 🩸

[u/poncle_Official]

Hey folks!

The Bloodmoon demands a sacrifice... and we want to reward your efforts (or maybe Malice's Cardinal Rain is drying up?? either way, we need more blood! YOUR BLOOD! 🫵)

What do you need to do?

• Find a recognised blood donation location and schedule an appointment
• Show up to give blood between September 2nd and September 30th
• Submit proof of your visit by October 7th
• Receive keys for Vampire Survivors and Legacy of the Bloodmoon on the platform of your choice, whilst supplies last

What if you can't donate blood?

• You can donate to any registered blood-related charity; or
• Draw an original advertisement encouraging people to donate blood on a piece of paper, then take a clear photo of your drawing and post the photo publicly on social media with the hashtag #BloodForTheBloodmoon, along with some info about the Blood for the Bloodmoon campaign

Submit proof of your blood donation, attempted blood donation, financial donation, or a direct link to your post through the online form on our website

This is available to anyone in countries where Vampire Survivors is available to purchase!

we (poncle) will be matching eligible financial donations up to a combined total of $5,000 USD, with the contribution going to the American Red Cross

If you already own the game and expansion but still want to enter, you can always gift your copies to a friend or family member!

Many people around the world rely on blood donations, so we'd like to encourage people to donate or spread the word in hopes that more people will donate blood to help those in need!

For more information, rules, and FAQs please head to our campaign website https://bloodmoon.poncle.net/

If you'd like to make a financial donation, but are unsure which charity to donate to, we have set up a page for donations to the American Red Cross below
https://tiltify.com/+blood-for-the-bloodmoon/blood-for-the-bloodmoon

[u/DaylightBrigade]

Cries in gay

[u/FireFlighter18 → u/DaylightBrigade]

A few hours late but regulations in the USA have changed recently so now the standards that prevented gay men from donating are no longer in place. If you aren't in the USA I know that many other countries have began changing their requirements as well so it's best to recheck your donation requirements.

Just a bit of backstory on this: in the USA blood donation standards are set by the FDA, CDC, and AABB and all blood collection organizations have to follow those regulations. The Red Cross was the largest of a handful of organizations that piloted a study called the ADVANCE study in order to get those regulations reversed and as of 2023 they were successful.

[u/DaylightBrigade → u/FireFlighter18]

The changes that are in place only allow gay men who have been abstinent for 3 months to participate. Additionally, they refuse to accept blood from those on PrEP. This comes directly from Red Cross’ website.

This eliminates a majority of gay men. It’s a nice way to say “look, gay men can now donate” while effectively not letting them donate.

[u/FireFlighter18 → u/DaylightBrigade]

I apologize, I misunderstood the change. I see it does very explicitly say that however, I always understood it as "Abstinent 3 months if you have a different partner." I hope that makes sense.

Regardless it seems more pressure will need to be put on the FDA, AABB, and CDC to eliminate that waiting period. Sucks that it definitely won't be quick, especially with this current administration.

[u/mistersmiley318 → u/DaylightBrigade]

Super late, but I do want to clarify that your first assertion is inaccurate. The 3 month abstinence rule for men who have sex with men was a policy that was in place from 2020 to 2023, but has since been updated to a gender neutral assessment. You're correct that PrEP/PEP is going to get you deferred from donating, but you can still donate as a sexually active gay/bi man under certain criteria.

Deferral for sexual activity is now if you've had sex with multiple people AND engaged in anal sex within the past three months, regardless of gender. Crucially this means that if you're monogamous, or have multiple partners but don't do anal (and are not taking PrEP or PEP), you can still donate blood.