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UK blood safer since ban on gay donors ended
The Department of Health has revealed that its blood is safer since the lifetime ban on gay men donating was thrown out in 2011. Two new significant data sets indicated that the risk to blood safety...
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Blood ban on gay donors to be reviewed in UK
The Department of Health announced they will review the 12 month ban on gay men donating blood, on World Blood Day. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blood Donation and the FreedomToDonate...
View ArticleUS experts say gay blood ban years away from being lifted
Health regulators in the US are under pressure to remove restrictions that prevent gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Experts on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have said that removing...
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Ireland urged to end ‘dehumanising’ blood ban ahead of major policy review:...
Ireland is being urged to end its discriminatory blood ban ahead of a policy review this year, after it emerged it is importing supplies from the UK, where many gay and bisexual men are now allowed to...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau ‘hopeful’ that Canada will end blood donation discrimination soon
Canada could soon overturn its partial blood donation ban for gay, bisexual and queer men, according to the country’s prime minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau’s Liberal Party of Canada first promised to...
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BBC journalist makes unfortunate ‘slip’ over NI blood ban
A BBC journalist was left red faced, after a typo about the Northern Ireland’s blood ban give it a slightly different meaning. William Crawley, a Belfast-based BBC journalist, posted a tweet after Sinn...
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UK blood safer since ban on gay donors ended
The Department of Health has revealed that its blood is safer since the lifetime ban on gay men donating was thrown out in 2011. Two new significant data sets indicated that the risk to blood safety...
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Blood ban on gay donors to be reviewed in UK
The Department of Health announced they will review the 12 month ban on gay men donating blood, on World Blood Day. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blood Donation and the FreedomToDonate...
View ArticleUS experts say gay blood ban years away from being lifted
Health regulators in the US are under pressure to remove restrictions that prevent gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Experts on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have said that removing...
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This gay man won’t have sex for a year so he can donate blood
Jay Franzone wants to highlight how ridiculous the current ban is in the wake of the Orlando massacre. A young gay man has discussed his decision to abstain from sex for a year – just so he can donate...
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France ends lifetime ban on gay blood donations
France has this week finally lifted its permanent ban on men who have sex with men donating blood. The move was first announced by the Hollande government in November, when health minister Marisol...
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US considers completely lifting ban on gay men donating blood
The US is considering the removal of the current 12-month referral period for gay men wishing to donate blood. Though the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood was only lifted last December, the US...
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Canadian Blood Services put a blood donation ad on Grindr
Canadian Blood Services placed a blood donation ad on Grindr – when sexually active gay men are banned from donating. An ad that ran on Grindr across Canada encouraged men to download a mobile app to...
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Scottish Parliament to debate ending blood ban for men who have sex with men
The Scottish Parliament is set to debate lifting the one year ban on men who have sex with men (MSM) giving blood. The move would make Scotland the first place in the UK to lift the ban, which was only...
View ArticleSwitzerland lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood
Switzerland is lifting a lifetime ban on gay men donating blood – as long as they are celibate for 12 months. Currently all men who have ever had sex with another man are barred from donating. However,...
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Government set to overhaul blood donation rules for men who have sex with men
The rules around men who have sex with men donating blood are set to be overhauled. An advisory committee is understood to have decided that the current deferral period should be shortened. Currently,...
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Ban on blood donations from gay men could be relaxed in Hong Kong
A ban on gay men donating blood in Hong Kong may soon be lifted. The Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in Hong Kong announced that it would review the current permanent ban that prevents gay men from...
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This gay poet is writing in his own blood to protest gay blood donations rules
A gay poet is writing in his own blood to protest restrictive rules around blood donations for men who have sex with men. RJ Arkhipov, a Welsh poet living between London and Paris, is using his poetry...
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What does the change in blood donation rules for gay men mean in Northern...
The government this week announced plans to relax of the rules regarding the donation of blood by men who have sex with men – but only in England and Scotland. Currently, the rules ban men who have sex...
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Hong Kong has lifted its lifetime ban on gay men giving blood – but there’s a...
Hong Kong is removing its lifetime ban on gay men donating blood. From September 25, men will be able to give blood as long as they have not had sex with another man in the past 12 months. The Red...
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