During the 1980’s, at the height of the AIDS epidemic, a blood ban on high risk groups, such as gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GBMSM), was enacted in response to ineffective screening processes.
Due to government bodies initial dismissal of the virus and silencing of queer voices, healthcare systems were unequipped […] The post Tracing a bloodline of stigma: The history behind the GBMSM blood ban appeared first on GCN.