Rules for gay and bi men donating blood finally relaxed amid coronavirus...
After pressure from politicians and LGBT+ advocates, the rules on gay and bisexual men donating blood in the US have finally been relaxed amid the coronavirus crisis. The Food and Drug Administration...
View ArticleAustralia set to to relax blood donation rules for queer men. But,...
Men who have sex with men in Australia could soon be able to donate blood after being celibate for just three months, as blood donation rules are set to be relaxed amid global shortages. Following an...
View ArticleMore than 500 doctors and experts urge FDA to base blood donation rules on...
More than 500 doctors and experts have urged United States authorities to to overturn a “scientifically outdated ban” on gay and bisexual men donating blood. The group of infectious disease and HIV...
View ArticleBlood donation service says coronavirus isn’t a good enough reason to relax...
Ireland’s blood donation service has said that the coronavirus pandemic “would not be a reason to review” its 12-month deferral policy for gay and bisexual men. During the AIDS-epidemic of the 1980s,...
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Pressure mounts for Donald Trump to take gay and bisexual blood donation...
As blood stocks continue to fall amid the pandemic, 20 attorneys general have joined calls for Trump to further ease restrictions on blood donation for gay and bisexual men. The attorneys general, who...
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Blood donation in Northern Ireland is being dragged kicking and screaming in...
Discriminatory blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men in Northern Ireland have been relaxed, finally bringing it into line with the rest of the UK. The previous rules required men who have sex...
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Gay and bisexual men barred from donating blood plasma in UK coronavirus trials
Gay and bisexual men in the UK are reportedly being excluded from a new blood plasma trial to help treat coronavirus. The potential COVID-19 treatment being trialled at London’s Guy’s and St Thomas’...
View ArticleBrazil is the latest country to lift restrictions on gay and bisexual men...
The Supreme Court in Brazil has thrown out decades-old restrictions on gay and bisexual men giving blood in a decision hailed as a human-rights victory for LGBT+ people in the country. The court said...
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Gay man makes history in Northern Ireland as first to give blood since...
A 28-year-old has become the first gay man to donate blood in Northern Ireland since its discriminatory restrictions were relaxed. The controversial restrictions required men who have sex with men to...
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HIV doctor whose life-saving antibodies were refused because he is gay says...
A gay doctor who survived coronavirus has described his humiliation at being told his sexuality made him ineligible to donate his potentially lifesaving blood plasma. Joseph Heskin is a sexual health...
View ArticleGay doctor passionately rallies against the ‘old prejudice’ stopping men like...
A gay doctor from Australia has hit out at the “old prejudice” that still prevents gay and bisexual men from donating blood. In Australia – as is the case in many countries – gay and bisexual men must...
View ArticleEnding the lifetime ban on queer men donating blood made ‘no significant...
A study has revealed that when a lifetime ban on blood donation for queer men in the US was lifted, there was no “statistically significant” increase in HIV-positive blood. New research has revealed...
View ArticleGay MP boldly confronts health minister over failure to end queer blood ban:...
There were heated scenes in Canada’s parliament as the country’s first out gay Conservative MP Eric Duncan confronted the Liberal health minister on the gay and bisexual blood ban. Like many countries,...
View ArticleBlood donation rules for gay and bisexual men finally relaxed in Australia –...
Australia has relaxed its blood donation policy for gay and bisexual men, who are now allowed to donate after three months of celibacy. Previously, rules stated that blood donation was only available...
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More gay and bi men allowed to donate blood as rules finally changed – but...
The British government on Monday (14 June) eased blood donation rules for gay, bisexual and queer men – yet activists warn harmful restrictions remain. Blood donation rules in England, Scotland and...
View ArticleIsrael finally ends discriminatory ban on blood donations from gay and...
Israel is to lift current restrictions which ban gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Israel’s openly gay health minister Nitzan Horowitz made the announcement today (August 19). “Discrimination...
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Germany’s incredible pledge for sweeping reforms of LGBT+ rights is putting...
The chancellor-elect of Germany, Olaf Scholz of the centre-left SDP, and his coalition parties unveiled pledges for sweeping reforms to LGBT+ rights. The coalition of the SDP, Green Party and Free...
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Greece finally lifts archaic ban on queer men donating blood: ‘It’s the least...
Greece has lifted its stringent, decades-old ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood in a move dubbed by activists as “the least [they] could do”. Health officials brought out a life-long ban on men...
View ArticleAustria finally lifts archaic, homophobic ban on queer men donating blood
Austria is lowering its archaic restrictions on blood donations from queer men and others within the LGBTQ+ community. Green Party health minister Johannes Rauch announced on Friday (20 May) that...
View ArticleNew ‘mad cow’ blood donation rules could mean long-overdue change for LGBTQ+...
Australia’s decision to lift a ‘mad cow’ ban that prevented people who had been to the UK during the 1980s from donating blood has prompted calls for further LGBTQ+ bans to be lifted. The ban, which...
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