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Gay man calls out ‘homophobic’ blood ban in passionate video: ‘Let me not mix up my words’

Danai Nesta Kupemba - May 3, 2022

Biden admits blood ban causes LGBT+ people ‘pain’ – but won’t scrap it yet

Maggie Baska - January 19, 2022

A medical professional uses a needle to try to draw blood from a person sitting in a chair wearing a light blue shirt

US officials urged to throw out discriminatory queer blood ban amid ‘national crisis’

Maggie Baska - January 14, 2022

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Thousands of people march in the streets of city center during the annual Gay Pride parade organized by LGBT activists in Athens

Greece finally lifts archaic ban on queer men donating blood: ‘It’s the least they could do’

Josh Milton - January 11, 2022

Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau ‘hopeful’ that Canada will end blood donation discrimination soon

Maggie Baska - September 6, 2021

Ireland blood donation ban gay

Ireland urged to end ‘dehumanising’ blood ban ahead of major policy review: ‘It’s life or death’

Patrick Kelleher - July 7, 2021

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Gay MP boldly confronts health minister over failure to end queer blood ban: ‘Does she not feel comfortable taking my blood?’

Emma Powys Maurice - November 27, 2020

New York State Senator Brad Hoylman

Gay senator rages after being banned from giving blood despite meeting new guidelines and abstaining from sex

Nick Duffy - May 13, 2020

Gay actor Yuval David was blocked from donating blood and plasma by the FDA due to the agency's three monthlong deferral period. (YuvalDavid.com)

Gay coronavirus survivor banned from donating life-saving plasma even though he only has sex with his husband

Josh Milton - May 13, 2020

blood donation gay bisexual hungary

As world leaders tiptoe around anti-gay blood bans, Hungary has just struck down its own almost completely

Patrick Kelleher - May 7, 2020

Blood donation rules finally relaxed for gay and bisexual men

Blood donation service says coronavirus isn’t a good enough reason to relax ‘unscientific’ rules for gay and bi men

Patrick Kelleher - April 20, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing at the White House

Despite praise from gay Republicans, Donald Trump admits he ‘didn’t know anything’ about FDA reducing blood ban for gay men

Nick Duffy - April 7, 2020

Current Affairs

Iceland could lift ban on gay men donating blood

Ella Braidwood - September 3, 2018

Gay man banned from giving blood in France takes case to European court

Jess Glass - June 22, 2018

Current Affairs

This ‘blood bath’ by Lush shows just how many lives gay donors could save

- February 15, 2018

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