Gay Men Donating Blood

• Brazil’s Supreme Court overturns rules limiting gay men from donating blood

  The Supreme Court said the ban was unconstitutional as it imposed restrictions on gay and bisexual men.

  World

  May 9, 2020
  
• Health Canada lowers blood donation abstinence period for men who have sex with men

  The blood donation waiting period for men who have sex with men has been lowered to three months from a year, Canadian Blood Services says.

  Canada

  May 8, 2019
  
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• Blood donation ban for gay men dropped to 1 year from 5

  Gay men who have abstained from sex with other men for one year can now donate blood, down from a five-year abstinence period.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2016