Canada Ends Blood Donation Ban for LGBTQ Canadians
Health Canada, the nation’s official health department, announced last week that it will be ending its ban on LGBTQ people…
New Art Installation Challenges FDA’s Discriminatory Blood Policies
As all LGBTQ people likely know, there are strict laws that prevent the community from donating blood, especially for men…
Denmark to Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood by 2019
Denmark announced that it will be changing it’s blood-donation policies to “better embrace gender equality.” The country will allow gay…
Lifetime Ban on Men Who Have Sex with Men Blood Donations Lifted in Northern Ireland
After Wales and England lifted a ban prohibiting men who had sex with men from donating blood, Northern Ireland is…
Gay Men Who Don’t Have Sex Can Now Donate Blood in France
Do you think this is progress? Today, France lifted its lifetime ban on gay men donating blood, but only if…
Forget Passports and Body Scans, Kuwait Will Require DNA Samples to Enter
In order to “fight crime and terrorism” Kuwait will require all visitors to submit a proper DNA sample before being…
Gay Blood Ban Finds Traction For Review in UK Parliament
Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has called for a formal review of the existing ban on sexually active gay men…
See Art Made from the Blood of Gay Men to Protest FDA Ban on Gay Blood
Blood that could have been used to save lives was used to create a beautiful piece of art. In protest…
FDA Bans Gay Teen Suicide Victim’s Organ Donation
Alexander ‘A.J.’, Betts Jr. took his own life at the age of 16. The young man from Pleasant Hills Iowa…
South Africa Allows Gay Men to Donate Blood
In a stunning new development for the rights of gay men worldwide, South Africa has implemented a new policy on…
Tammy Baldwin and 84 Democrats Demand FDA Repeal Gay Blood Ban
The United States’ first openly lesbian senator, Tammy Baldwin, along with 84 Democrats sent a strongly worded letter to Health…
American Medical Association Opposes FDA Ban on Gay Blood
As one of the few Western nations with an absolute ban on gay men donating blood, the American Medical Association…