Articles about Gay Blood Ban

9 May 2013
Comment: British LGBT rights under threat from Unionism 5 Paul Hagan-Rae writes that the Unionist leadership in Northern Ireland is holding the country back when it comes to progressing with LGBT rights.
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.
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.
26 February 2013
Comment: The priorities of the LGBT community lie away from marriage 42 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, LGBT activist and SNP member Nathan Sparling says the UK Government has been putting too much of its focus on equal marriage – when the issue of health inequality has a far greater impact on the LGBT community.
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.
27 December 2012
Mexico lifts ban on gay men donating blood 4 A new law allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood has come into force today (Thursday).
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.
8 July 2012
China lifts ban on lesbians donating blood 1 Lesbians in China can now legally give blood - although the ban on sexually active gay and bisexual men remains.
27 October 2011
Northern Ireland minister ‘won’t be rushed’ into decision on gay blood ban 18 Northern Ireland's health minister Edwin Poots says he won't be "rushed, pushed or harassed" into making a decision on lifting the blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men.
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.
23 September 2011
Northern Ireland minister accused of homophobia over gay blood ban 26 Northern Ireland health minister Edwin Poots has come under heavy pressure to lift the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood.
22 September 2011
Northern Ireland health minister refuses to lift gay blood ban 70 Edwin Poots, Northern Ireland's health minister, has refused to lift the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood.
5 August 2011
Petition calls for end of gay blood donation ban 40 A petition has been set up on the government's new e-petitions website to call for the end of the blood donation ban for men who have had gay sex.
27 July 2011
US to look again at gay blood donation ban 2 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.
18 July 2011
Chicago man ‘looked too gay’ to donate blood 23 A straight Chicago man says he was turned away from a blood donation centre because he "looked gay".
14 April 2011
Nurses back lifting of gay blood donation ban 7 The Royal College of Nursing says it will lobby for the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood to be lifted.

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