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UK Drops 3 Month Abstinence Requirement for Gay Men Donating Blood, Will Conduct Risk Assessments on Individual Basis

Andy Towle December 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

The UK will ease its restrictions on gay men and blood donation, which currently require abstention from sex for three months in advance of donating. … [Read more...] about UK Drops 3 Month Abstinence Requirement for Gay Men Donating Blood, Will Conduct Risk Assessments on Individual Basis

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Brazil’s Supreme Court Overturns All Restrictions on Gay Men Donating Blood, Ending Any Waiting Time

Andy Towle May 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

In a rare victory for its LGBTQ community, Brazil's Supreme Court has overturned any and all restrictions on gay men donating blood. Reuters … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Supreme Court Overturns All Restrictions on Gay Men Donating Blood, Ending Any Waiting Time

Topics: Health, Supreme Court, towleroad More Posts About: Blood Ban, Blood Donation, brazil, Covid-19, discrimination, International LGBT Rights

The Daily Show’s Jaboukie Young-White Coaches Two Gay Men with COVID-19 Antibodies Who Tried (and Failed) to Donate Their Plasma — on How to Pass as Straight: WATCH

Andy Towle May 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The Daily Show's Jaboukie Young-White zoomed with two gay men with COVID-19 antibodies who tried to donate their blood plasma to fight the coronavirus … [Read more...] about The Daily Show’s Jaboukie Young-White Coaches Two Gay Men with COVID-19 Antibodies Who Tried (and Failed) to Donate Their Plasma — on How to Pass as Straight: WATCH

Topics: Health, towleroad More Posts About: Blood Ban, Blood Donation, coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, discrimination, Health, Jaboukie Young-White, The Daily Show

Andy Cohen Expands on Call for End to Discriminatory Ban on Blood and Plasma Donations by Gay Men Amid COVID-19 Crisis: WATCH

Andy Towle April 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

Andy Cohen joined CBS This Morning to expand on his recent statements protesting the FDA's discriminatory restrictions on gay and bisexual men … [Read more...] about Andy Cohen Expands on Call for End to Discriminatory Ban on Blood and Plasma Donations by Gay Men Amid COVID-19 Crisis: WATCH

Topics: Health, towleroad More Posts About: Andy Cohen, Blood Ban, Blood Donation, coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19, Gayle King, Health

Man Donates Kidney to Protest U.S. Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood

Andy Towle July 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Barton Lynch, a 24-year-old Virginia man, donated one of his kidneys to a random recipient to protest the U.S. ban on gay men giving blood. The … [Read more...] about Man Donates Kidney to Protest U.S. Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood

Topics: Activism, towleroad More Posts About: Barton Lynch, blood, Blood Ban, Blood Donation, Organ Donation

Britain Considering Reducing Gay Blood Donor Deferral Period from 12 to 3 Months

Michael Fitzgerald May 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

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The UK government is likely to reduce the current deferral period for gay blood donors from 12 to three months. Under the current system … [Read more...] about Britain Considering Reducing Gay Blood Donor Deferral Period from 12 to 3 Months

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: Blood Ban, Blood Donation, United Kingdom

New York Artist Creates Stunning Sculpture Comprised of Gay Mens’ Blood In Reaction To FDA’s Donor Ban

Anthony Costello June 19, 2015

New York City-based artist Jordan Eagles created a striking seven-foot-tall monolith called Blood Mirror that he constructed using the blood of nine … [Read more...] about New York Artist Creates Stunning Sculpture Comprised of Gay Mens’ Blood In Reaction To FDA’s Donor Ban

Topics: Art, Film/TV/Stream, Living | Loving, Men, Sex More Posts About: Art, Blood Ban, blood banks, Blood Donation, Blood Donor, discrimination, FDA, Film, Gay Artists, Gay Media, gay rights

Jake Wilson and Jeffery Self Parody Taylor Swift with Gay Blood Ban PSA, ‘Sad Studs’ – VIDEO

Sean Mandell June 9, 2015

In a timely send-up of Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar's music video "Bad Blood", comedians Jake Wilson and Jeffery Self highlight the absurdity of … [Read more...] about Jake Wilson and Jeffery Self Parody Taylor Swift with Gay Blood Ban PSA, ‘Sad Studs’ – VIDEO

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