Tag: Blood Ban
Artists Covers Andy Warhol Museum in Blood of LGBTQ+ Men for World AIDS Day
Responding to the latest exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum in New York City, artist Jordan Eagles has used blood donated from 59 members of the LGBTQ+ community to create light illustrations on artwork within the museum galleries. The installation is aimed at drawing attention to the discriminatory blood ban against gay men that continues
Petition Launched to End Gay Blood Ban In Australia
A new petition has been launched in Australia with the aim of ending the nation’s current ban on gay men donating blood within 12 months. Ky Ruprecht who is a medical student from Canberra launched the petition titled #AllOurBlood on Change.org, highlighting the current restrictions put in place and upheld by the Australian Red Cross,
Blood donation ad featuring same-sex couple has gay Facebook users scratching their heads
Well, this is awkward.
Gay Facebook users in Australia recently found themselves targeted with a sponsored post from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service featuring a gay couple and asking for blood donations.
The Facebook ad, which depicted two men in Christmas sweaters, said: “Whether or not you’re celebrating Christmas in July, you can give a lifesaving gift any time, because the need for blood doesn’t take a break.”
There’s just one teensy tiny problem: Currently in Australia, just like in the...
Red Cross bans transgender people from donating blood in Belgium
The Belgian Red Cross-Flanders has apologized for their insensitive and disrespectful statements. Their emailed apology is included at the end of the article.
The Red Cross has barred transgender people from donating blood in Belgium over safety fears.
Since the end of April, a questionnaire given to those seeking to donate blood and plasma to the Red Cross has asked, among more mundane questions such as weight and travel, if a person has changed gender. A “yes” response will cause...
Ireland won’t let gay men donate blood. One man wants to change that.
A gay man in Ireland has sued the government to lift a ban on gay men donating blood.
27-year-old Tomás Heneghan has argued that the current regulations by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS), which require gay men to abstain from sex for 12 months before donating, codifies unlawful discrimination against gay men. Heneghan kicked off his lawsuit after doctors refused to allow him to donate blood this past April.
Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time Heneghan has tried...
