A man's body was rejected from organ donation because he was gay, his partner has claimed.

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Rohn Neugebauer, was just 48 and otherwise healthy when he died suddenly from a heart attack in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 16.

Just months before, he and his partner had held a fundraiser for the Center for Organ Recovery and Education at their hair salon, so his loved ones knew he’d want to donate his body to save others.

So they were stunned when CORE officials said he could not be a donor because of his sexuality.

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