The ban on blood donations from gay and bi men started in fear. Decades later, the science is clear, but the ban still cages more than 4.5 million potential donors who could save over a million lives each year.

Silence was not an option. So we gave the fight a face that was bold, defiant, and unignorable.

It showed up everywhere, always demanding one thing: join ADVANCE and set me free.

This was not just recruitment. It was rebellion. And every registration cracked the cage open.