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Man says blood center rejected him because he appeared gay

Aaron Pace is admittedly and noticeably effeminate, but he says he’s not homosexual. Still, his looks, character and behavior prompted a blood donation center to reject him when he tried to donate...

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US to look again at gay blood donation ban

The US Department of Health and Human Services is to look again at the lifetime blood donation ban for men who have had gay sex. The department said yesterday that the current policy is “sub-optimal”...

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e-petition: Remove the ban on gay blood donation

Responsible department: Department of Health We the undersigned believe that the current blanket ban on MSM (Men who have had Sex with Men) donors is discriminatory and is based on out-dated prejudice...

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Gay blood donation ban expected to be lifted today!

The lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with men is expected to be lifted in the UK later today. Since the 1980s AIDS crisis, gay men have been banned from donating blood because of...

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Gay men still banned!

The Department of Health today decided to end the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood which is a ‘step in the right direction’. However, the charity Stonewall still expresses concern that gay men...

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SNP condemns gay blood ban

The Scottish National Party has approved a motion condeming the blood donation ban on gay men. Delegates at the party’s conference in Inverness backed a motion which said that new rules allowing gay...

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Lifetime ban gay blood donation lifted today

Regulations banning the donation of blood by men who have ever had gay sex will be lifted from today. The Department of Health announced the changes in September, implementing a one-year deferral...

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Sex, blood and the status quo

While Northern Ireland continues to drag its feet on lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, recent developments in Great Britain are no great victory. Since early...

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Possible end to blood ban on gay men in Israel

Shelly Yachimovich (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In Israel next month, a Health Ministry advisory committee on transfusion medicine will consider whether to amend the clause that forbids gay men donating...

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The restrictions on gay male blood donors put lives at risk

A monogamous gay man may be banned from giving blood, yet a promiscuous straight man isn’t. It makes no sense. Today, the World Health Organisation wants you to be a silent hero. A simple act with the...

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French 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...

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The HIV Hop

The HIV Hop campaign has been developed by the Centre for HIV and Sexual Health in the Northern English city of Sheffield as a general public awareness campaign aimed at people in Sheffield to reduce...

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AMA opposes lifetime ban on gay men donating blood

The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to reject a federal blanket ban preventing gay men from donating blood. “The lifetime ban on blood donation for men who have sex with men is...

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We need to talk about Russia

What’s happening in Russia at the moment is a travesty for human rights. It’s basically illegal there to say you’re gay. Here in Australia we increasingly take our dignity for granted. The fact that a...

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Hozier – Take Me To Church

The video is a reference to the recent increase of attacks and torturing of homosexuals in Russia, which is subsequent to a long, hateful, and oppressive political campaign against the lesbian gay...

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“Equalising blood laws is the next frontier for UK gay rights.”– Michael...

Michael Fabricant: ‘The logic and the science do not add up’ Conservative MP Michael Fabricant says blanket restrictions preventing gay and bisexual men from giving blood must end. Writing in The...

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“Gay blood ban is unfair and illogical” Michael Fabricant

Tory MP Michael Fabricant has called for an end to the 12-month deferral on gay and bisexual men donating blood, in a Parliamentary motion today. At present, men who have sex with men (MSM) can only...

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Review of gay blood ban urged

The government has been urged to review rules banning men who have sex with men from donating blood “gay blood ban”, amid a critical lack of donors. A much-publicised ‘Missing Type’ campaign is this...

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Gay Blood ban 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...

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Gay blood victory!

Today the NHS National Blood Service welcomed the news that recommendations from the FAIR (For the Assessment of Individualised Risk) steering group to enable a more individualised way of assessing...

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