Peter Tatchell: Human Rights, Global Justice, Democracy, LGBT Freedom, Environmentalism

01/12/2015

Cut gay blood ban to 3 months

12 month deferral period is medically unjustified

08 November 2011

Needless restrictions remain on gay blood donors

Blanket 12 month gay blood ban is unjustified

08 September 2011

Blanket 12 month gay blood ban is unjustified

Safe gay and bisexual blood donors are still excluded

13 April 2011

Ten year gay blood ban is unjustified

One to six month exclusion is maximum needed to protect blood

30 November 2009

Most gay blood is safe - End the gay blood ban
Ban is based on unscientific, homophobic assumptions

30 November 2009

World Aids Day - End the gay blood ban
THT and GMFA urged to support change

26 October 2009

Gay blood ban review - Protests force rethink by Blood Service
Ban reflects stererotyped, irrational, bigoted and unscientific fears

• 01/12/2008 Bloody Bigots

  The National Blood Service claims it wants to protect patients from HIV, but its indiscriminate ban on gay donors is flawed.

The National Blood Service is stereotyping gay men as modern-day "Typhoid Marys" by rejecting them as donors.

The ban on gay blood donors is based on homophobic myths that stereotype and demonise gay men.