“This virus is ravaging our planet,” Cohen said. A COVID-19 survivor, Cohen attempted to sign up for a program in which those who beat the virus can donate plasma to those still battling it, only to be deemed ineligible by the program “due to antiquated and discriminatory guidelines by the FDA to prevent HIV,” which requires gay men to abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood. To kick things off on a more serious note, Andy Cohen laid bare the ludicrous policy the FDA still has in regards to gay men donating blood. Andy Cohen Blasts the FDA on Watch What Happens Live