blood donation
New Blood Donation Rules Create System of 'Good Gays' and 'Bad Gays', Say Campaigners
The fact that the UK's new regulations exclude people on PrEP has proved controversial.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Donating COVID-19 Antibodies
If you've recovered from the coronavirus, your plasma might be useful to other people.
'Game of Thrones' Is Literally Demanding a Blood Sacrifice for Its New Pop-up
Their "Bleed for the Throne" blood drive is kicking off with an immersive experience at SXSW.
Love Your Pet? Then Donate Its Blood!
Turns out that animal blood donation is real, and strangely important.
I'm Suing Canada to Lift the Ban on Gay Blood Donors
The same ban is still very much alive in the United States.
Don’t Only Give Blood After a Tragedy
“If you give blood even two hours after an event, the people who are going to die of bleeding are already dead by the time it's ready.”
Decades After the AIDS Crisis and Queer Men Still Can't Easily Give Blood
A federal policy forces gay and bisexual men to abstain from sex for a year to donate blood.
Almost Everyone Can Donate Blood—Except Sex Workers
If you've ever exchanged money for sexual services, you're barred from giving blood in the UK—forever. Sex workers explain why the ban is unjust.
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Meet the Gay Man Going 12 Months Without Sex So He Can Donate Blood
Under existing regulations, it's currently impossible to give blood if you’re a man who’s had sex with another man in the last year—even if you used protection. We meet the activist fighting for change with a self-enforced sex ban.
Gay men in the US may be allowed to donate blood in far greater numbers
The regulatory agency put out a call for public comment on the current restrictions this week, with experts hopeful the FDA will revisit the policy and allow gay men to give blood.
New Rules for Trans Blood Donors Coming to Canada
Trans rights groups are pissed off about the new policy, which focuses on gender identity and surgery—not behaviour.