Tag: Blood Donation
The New Zealand Blood Service has confirmed that it is currently reassessing its contentious regulations that have seen the majority of gay and bisexual men (MSM) banned from donating blood.
The rule has been widely criticised as outdated and discriminatory, prohibits gay and bisexual men (or Men who have sex...
The Isle of Man has announced plans to update its discriminatory blood donation rules after Heartstopper actor Joe Locke criticised the self-governing British Crown dependency for their “archaic” law.
Locke made the comments via a video message at the island’s Isle of Pride celebrations in the capital, Douglas, saying the...
Ricky Te Akau is a stalwart in New Zealand sexual health. Firstly at the NZAF from 2011 to 2018, when he engaged their renowned LYC (Love Your Condom) campaign with Māori MSM (men who have sex with men), and now at Te Whāriki Takapou, the only Kaupapa Māori sexual...
Israel has beaten New Zealand in easing restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood.
Israel has lifted restrictions on blood donations for gay and bisexual men.
Previously males wishing to donate blood in Israel were asked whether they had same-sex relations in the past 12 months, if the answer...
Gay males in long term monogamous relationships will now be able to donate blood regardless of sexual activity in the UK but not in NZ.
Blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men are being relaxed across the United Kingdom, hours after New Zealand changed its own.
There will now...
The ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men will be reduced from twelve months to three and will come into effect today.
The most significant changes in decades to blood donation laws in New Zealand will come into effect today in a new announcement from...
Petition organisers say current blood donations policy treats gay men’s blood as “dirty.”
Two LGBT+ rights activists are calling on the Minister of Health David Clark to ease restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood in New Zealand.
Troy Mihaka, co-founder of Integrity New Zealand; and Luke Redward a...
In a historic move, Brazil's top court has ruled that the nation's ban on men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood is unconstitutional.
According to Reuters, seven of the 11 judges on the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled in favour of lifting the ban, which prohibited MSM from...
