Tag: Red Cross

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...