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Isle of Man to update gay men blood donation rules after Heartstopper lead’s call to action
Health Minister Lawrie Hooper has said "the willingness is absolutely there" to change the 'archaic' rules.
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Heartstopper’s Joe Locke calls for change to ‘archaic’ gay blood donation rules on Isle of Man
"There is still work to be done".
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‘New blood donation rules for gay and bi men are long-overdue – but there are still areas for improvement’
A blanket ban on sexually-active gay and bi men was an offensive and outdated policy - but there's still work to do, writes Freedom to Donate founder Ethan Spibey.
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Blood donation rules relaxed in England for gay and bisexual men
The government is calling it a "landmark change" - but the Chief Exec of the National AIDS Trust says "remaining inequalities" must be addressed.
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US relaxes gay blood donation restrictions amid coronavirus pandemic
The abstinence period for men who have sex with men has been reduced from 12 months to three.
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Man donates kidney to protest not being able to donate blood
Barton Lynch had donated blood his whole life but recently got into a relationship with a man
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Gay men ask how many heterosexual people have protected sex before donating blood
The BBC spoke to two gay men who donate blood outside the three month timeframe
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Canada reduces period for blood donations from gay and bisexual men from a year to three months
The reduction was revealed earlier this week
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‘Game of Thrones’-inspired blood donor competition slammed for excluding gay and bi men
American Red Cross are urging people to donate blood in connection with the award-winning series
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HIV-positive man thought to be second man in the world to be cleared of the virus
The man underwent a bone marrow stem cell transplant three years ago
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LGBT and human rights activist Peter Tatchell slams NHS campaign calling for more men to donate blood
Currently gay and bisexual men must be celibate for three months before donating blood
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Iceland to consider lifting ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood
The news comes after Denmark lifted the ban allowing men to donate from 2019
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Gay and bisexual men to be able to donate blood in Malta as early as February next year
The news comes after health authorities reveal new equipment which screens blood donations
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Gay men will be allowed to donate blood in Denmark by 2019
Denmark is looking to modernise its blood donation system to 'embrace gender equality'.
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An artist creates stunning portrait of Princess Diana using HIV-positive blood and diamond dust
Conor Collins posted the amazing picture on Twitter in a bid to remove stigma around the virus
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A reminder that gay and bisexual men are unable to give blood in Las Vegas
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Twitter stops on site blood drive over gay ban
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Court rules lifetime ban on gay men giving blood is ‘justified’
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