Gay blood donation ban to be lifted for men who haven’t had sex for 10 years
The British government is to lift the ban on gay men giving blood, ruling that a blanket ban is discriminatory and could be in breach of the Equality Act. However, lifting the ban will only apply to...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland: Ban on gay men donating blood ‘brings shame’
The current ban on gay men being blood donors is bringing shame to Northern Ireland, student union officials at the annual NUS-USI conference are set to claim. The conference, organised by the National...
View ArticleFrench blood donation ban for gay men to be lifted ‘in coming months’
The ban on the donation of blood by men who have sex with men in France is due to be lifted ‘in the coming months’. Minister of Health and Social Affairs Marisol Touraine announced the move as she gave...
View ArticleComment: The need to reform gay blood donation is as pressing as ever
Last September I led the internal campaign within the Liberal Democrats to make it party policy to end the MSM blood ban. Only two weeks before it was to be debated on the conference floor, I had a...
View Article8,000 sign year-long petition against restrictions on gay blood donation
A petition calling for the government to lift the ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men, which it did partially last year by allowing donations from those who have not done so for a year,...
View ArticleProtest against gay blood ban takes places across the US
Gay men across the US are taking a stand against a federal law preventing them from donating blood. Some are attempting to give blood on Friday, at 53 donor sites across the country, even though they...
View ArticleNational AIDS Trust says Northern Ireland should match rest of UK on blood...
The National AIDS Trust has urged Northern Ireland’s government to accept Belfast High Court’s ruling against maintaining a lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. NAT Chief...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland First Minister suggests fight to keep gay blood ban not over
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson has said last week’s decision to rule against the province’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men could be appealed. Yesterday, Health Minister...
View ArticleDoctor says NI Health Minister listening to the ‘wrong people’ on blood policy
A top doctor believes Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has been listening to the “wrong people” over his support of a lifetime ban on gay men donating blood. Speaking to the BBC, Professor...
View ArticleCanada: Young Liberals call to end gay blood donation ban
The youth of the Canadian Liberal Party are campaigning to lift a ban on men from donating blood, if they have had sex with other men in the past 5 years. In May 2013 Canada lifted its 30 year old ban...
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