Articles about Blood

17 April 2013
Northern Ireland: Gay blood ban debated in High Court 14 Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots’ decision to maintain the lifetime ban on gay men giving blood in Northern Ireland has been debated in the country’s High Court.
13 April 2013
Canada: Parents start campaign to remove ‘high risk’ status for gay organ donors, after son’s death 9 A couple from Canada have started a petition to urge the government to change a federal law which classifies gay people as high-risk, when it comes to organ donation, following the death of their son.
12 April 2013
Northern Ireland: Health minister ordered to release gay blood ban advice 15 Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots has been ordered to release advice from the country’s attorney general, which he used to justify a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood.
13 February 2013
Comment: How I abstained from gay sex for a year in order to give blood 61 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Calum McSwiggan tells the story of how he abstained from gay sex for a year in order to legally give blood.
5 December 2012
Canada: Activists say blood reforms will still discriminate against gay men 6 The Canadian Blood Services’ proposed changes to blood donor eligibility do nothing to lessen discrimination against gay men, according to an HIV/AIDS awareness organisation.
6 August 2012
8,000 sign year-long petition against restrictions on gay blood donation 10 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, has attracted 8,000 signatures.
3 August 2012
Comment: The need to reform gay blood donation is as pressing as ever 22 Chris Ward led a campaign within the Liberal Democrats to end the ban on men who had had sex with men donating blood.
3 August 2012
Protest against Northern Irish gay blood donation ban 20 Calls for the Northern Irish Health Secretary to step down were voiced at an angry protest against the ban on gay blood donation in Londonderry.
15 June 2012
French blood donation ban for gay men to be lifted ‘in coming months’ 57 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'.
4 January 2012
Comment: Sex, blood and the status quo 23 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, Nine argues.
25 December 2011
The top UK LGBT stories of 2011 24 As 2011 draws to a close, PinkNews.co.uk takes a look back at the most important stories of the last twelve months.
24 October 2011
SNP condemns gay blood ban 51 The Scottish National Party has approved a motion condeming the blood donation ban on gay men.
6 October 2011
Evan Rachel Wood: ‘My bisexuality is real’ 29 Evan Rachel Wood says her bisexuality is "for real".
12 September 2011
Gay campaigners urge Northern Ireland health minister to overturn blood donation ban 2 Gay rights campaigners in Northern Ireland are pressuring health minister Edwin Poots to overturn the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood.
8 September 2011
Peter Tatchell: A 12-month blood donation ban is still unjustified 49 Opinion: Although the new policy is a big improvement on the existing discriminatory rules, a 12-month ban is still excessive and unjustified.
10 April 2011
Gay blood donation ban to be lifted for men who haven’t had sex for 10 years 357 The 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.
13 January 2011
Obama calls gay Giffords intern a ‘hero’ 18 The openly gay intern credited with saving the life of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been hailed a hero by President Obama.
27 January 2010
Survey finds 3 in 4 gay and bisexual men would donate blood 18 A survey of gay and bisexual men has found that 77 per cent of respondents would donate blood if they were allowed to.
4 January 2010
Gay son prevented from donating blood to dying mother 38 A gay man whose mother died from cancer is calling for a change in the law after he was prevented from donating blood to help her.

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