Today news
The same in other media
UK lifts blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men
Reading now: 651
gaystarnews.comGay and bi men will now be able to donate blood on an equal footing to heterosexuals in the UK. The country is the latest to review its ban on donating blood as HIV transmission levels fall among men who have sex with men.
The policy will now allow blood donations from anyone who has only had one sexual partner – or, indeed, no sexual partners – in the last three months.
It replaces a policy where gay and bi men had to abstain from both oral and anal sex for three months before donating. Announcing the policy today, the UK’s Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, said: ‘This landmark change to blood donation is safe and it will allow many more people, who have previously been excluded by donor selection criteria, to take the
The website meaws.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
09.02 / 07:55
memes
Coronavirus
Covid-19
Extreme
Extreme Christian sect probed over anti-vaxx Facebook messages and homophobic slurs
An extreme Christian sect is being probed for spreading gay hate and anti-vaxx propaganda among its followers.
09.02 / 07:21
09.02 / 03:49
09.02 / 03:05
09.02 / 01:49
09.02 / 01:45
09.02 / 01:45
09.02 / 01:36
09.02 / 01:31
09.02 / 00:53
09.02 / 00:31
08.02 / 23:51
08.02 / 23:33
08.02 / 23:19
08.02 / 23:04
08.02 / 22:25
08.02 / 22:17
08.02 / 22:11
08.02 / 21:57
08.02 / 21:23
08.02 / 21:19
08.02 / 21:07
08.02 / 20:57
08.02 / 20:51
08.02 / 20:51
08.02 / 19:52
14.12 / 21:07
