Andy Cohen may be known for levity, but the Bravo host had sobering thoughts to offer about the Food and Drug Administrations advised limits on blood donations by gay men.

At the end of Watch What Happens Live Thursday, Cohen said he had recently attempted to donate plasma, which is rich in antibodies, to those battling the coronavirus . In March, the 51-year-old revealed hed tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus; he has since recovered .

I was told that due to antiquated and discriminatory guidelines by the FDA to prevent HIV, I am ineligible to donate blood because Im a gay man, Cohen said, referring to the controversial deferral policy intended to reduce the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus.