Tag: donate blood
New Zealand : Report Backs New Blood Donation Rules
The University of Auckland has released a new report providing evidence in support of allowing more gay, bisexual, takatāpui, and other men who have sex with men to donate blood.
U.S Senators urge overhaul of gay donor restrictions amid blood shortage
Currently, men who have sex with men must remain celibate for a year before they are permitted to donate blood.
Gay blood donor ban in Denmark might become a bit looser
It may soon end with the lifetime ban of gay and bisexual men, who will donate blood.
Politicians, Gay Rights Groups Calls on FDA to Lift Blood Donor Ban
Gay rights groups and members of Congress called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reverse the guideline that bars gay and bisexual men from donating blood unless they abstain from sex for one year.
Gay men can’t donate blood to victims of the Orlando shooting
Everyone’s first response after an atrocity like this is to ask how they can help. Gay and bisexual men are stymied in their efforts to do so by an outdated law.