Canadian Blood Servic submted a proposal to Health Canada Wednday to end the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood and suggted that screeng foc on high-risk behavurs for all donors stead.
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- CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC NOW ALLOWS SOME GAY, BISEXUAL MEN TO DONATE PLASMA CALGARY, LONDON, ONT.
- CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
- BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
- NEWS IN VICTORIA: IN-DEPTH REPORTING AND LONGFORM JOURNALISMEE DAILY NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBEOUR TEAMWHO ARE WEWORK WH USADVERTISESUBM NEWS TIPSNEWSLETTERHEALTHNEWSBASED ON FACTS EHER OBSERVED AND VERIFIED FIRSTHAND BY THE REPORTER, OR REPORTED AND VERIFIED OM KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURC.CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC MAY LOOSEN L ON GAY MEN. WHERE DO THAT LEAVE TRANSGENR DONORS?MEMBERS OF VICTORIA’S TRANS MUNY ARE ADVOTG FOR THE ELIMATN OF ‘DISCRIMATORY’ AND ‘FEAR-BASED’ BLOOD DONATN POLICIBY PHILIP MCLACHLANNOVEMBER 16, 2021HEALTHNEWSBASED ON FACTS EHER OBSERVED AND VERIFIED FIRSTHAND BY THE REPORTER, OR REPORTED AND VERIFIED OM KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURC.CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC MAY LOOSEN L ON GAY MEN. WHERE DO THAT LEAVE TRANSGENR DONORS?MEMBERS OF VICTORIA’S TRANS MUNY ARE ADVOTG FOR THE ELIMATN OF ‘DISCRIMATORY’ AND ‘FEAR-BASED’ BLOOD DONATN POLICIBY PHILIP MCLACHLANNOV 16, 2021JACK EDWARDS, A TRANS MAN, SAYS HE WANTS CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC TO CHANGE S POLICI AROUND TRANS DONORS. PHOTO: PHILIP MCLACHLAN / CAPAL DAILYCAPAL DAILY IS PART OF THE TST PROJECTLATTCOVIDTRANSPORTATNBSHOGGOOD NEWSJACK EDWARDS, A TRANS MAN, SAYS HE WANTS CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC TO CHANGE S POLICI AROUND TRANS DONORS. PHOTO: PHILIP MCLACHLAN / CAPAL DAILYCAPAL DAILY IS PART OF THE TST PROJECTGET THE NEWS AND EVENTS VICTORIA, YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG.I NSENT TO RECEIVG EMAILS OM THE CAPAL DAILY. I UNRSTAND I N UNSUBSCRIBE AT ANY TIME.THANK YOU! YOUR SUBMISSN HAS BEEN RECEIVED!OOPS! SOMETHG WENT WRONG WHILE SUBMTG THE FORM.LATT NEWSSATAN WANTS YOU DIRECTORS ON THE NSPIRACY THAT SHOOK VICTORIA—AND THE WORLDDES OF SERVICE NUU-CHAH-NULTH WATERS FOR WHAT ULD BE ‘THE LAST WOON EIGHTER ON THE AST’VICTORIA HARBOURCATS REACH LEAGUE FALS AFTER RERD-SETTG SEASONDRAGON BOAT FTIVAL RETURNS TO VICTORIA THIS WEEKENDHEALTHNEWSBASED ON FACTS EHER OBSERVED AND VERIFIED FIRSTHAND BY THE REPORTER, OR REPORTED AND VERIFIED OM KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURC.CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC MAY LOOSEN L ON GAY MEN. WHERE DO THAT LEAVE TRANSGENR DONORS?
- HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN
- UTAH’S ARUP BLOOD SERVIC TO EASE RTRICTNS ON GAY, BISEXUAL MALE DONORS
- GAY BLOOD DONATN BAN IS INEFFECTIVE, HEALTH CANADA DOCUMENTS SHOW
CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC NOW ALLOWS SOME GAY, BISEXUAL MEN TO DONATE PLASMA CALGARY, LONDON, ONT.
Canadian Blood Servic is takg the first steps to allowg gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men — which lls the gbMSM muny — to donate blood plasma, startg the tt ci of Calgary and London, Ont. * canadian blood services gay donation *
LondonCanadian Blood Servic is takg the first steps to allowg gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men — which lls the gbMSM muny — to donate blood plasma, startg the tt ci of Calgary and London, agency's prev policy has been lled discrimatory, cludg by men who have sex wh menBlood plasma is the straw-loured liquid ponent left when blood cells are removed om whole blood. Canadian Blood Servic is ttg out s plasma donatn eligibily, London, Ont., and Calgary, for gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men. (Hiep Vu via Canadian Blood Servic)Canadian Blood Servic is takg the first steps to allowg gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men — which lls the gbMSM muny — to donate blood plasma, which is startg two tt ci: Calgary, Alta., and London, marks the first time the agency is openg donatns to gay and bisexual men.
CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
Health Canada has lifted rtrictns on gay men donatg blood, a move Prime Mister Jt T says is "good news for all Canadians" but took too long. * canadian blood services gay donation *
My blood is a rare type and ed to donate regularly before gay men were banned. "Plasma donated by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men London and Calgary will be ma to plasma prote products when the donor at least 60 days later wh a plasma donatn that tts negative for fect diseas. It is ed a variety of treatments for rare, life-threateng, chronic and geic years, Canadian Blood Servic has e unr fire for not allowg men who have sex wh men to donate blood, a practice many ll homophobic.
BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
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The agency did not say when would expand the current plasma donatn abily to other centr beyond Calgary and ferral perd drops to 3 months for gay, bisexual men"We unrstand that beg turned away om donatg n leave any donor wh a sense of tratn and disappotment, " the agency said.
NEWS IN VICTORIA: IN-DEPTH REPORTING AND LONGFORM JOURNALISMEE DAILY NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBESUBSCRIBEOUR TEAMWHO ARE WEWORK WH USADVERTISESUBM NEWS TIPSNEWSLETTERHEALTHNEWSBASED ON FACTS EHER OBSERVED AND VERIFIED FIRSTHAND BY THE REPORTER, OR REPORTED AND VERIFIED OM KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURC.CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC MAY LOOSEN L ON GAY MEN. WHERE DO THAT LEAVE TRANSGENR DONORS?MEMBERS OF VICTORIA’S TRANS MUNY ARE ADVOTG FOR THE ELIMATN OF ‘DISCRIMATORY’ AND ‘FEAR-BASED’ BLOOD DONATN POLICIBY PHILIP MCLACHLANNOVEMBER 16, 2021HEALTHNEWSBASED ON FACTS EHER OBSERVED AND VERIFIED FIRSTHAND BY THE REPORTER, OR REPORTED AND VERIFIED OM KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURC.CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC MAY LOOSEN L ON GAY MEN. WHERE DO THAT LEAVE TRANSGENR DONORS?MEMBERS OF VICTORIA’S TRANS MUNY ARE ADVOTG FOR THE ELIMATN OF ‘DISCRIMATORY’ AND ‘FEAR-BASED’ BLOOD DONATN POLICIBY PHILIP MCLACHLANNOV 16, 2021JACK EDWARDS, A TRANS MAN, SAYS HE WANTS CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC TO CHANGE S POLICI AROUND TRANS DONORS. PHOTO: PHILIP MCLACHLAN / CAPAL DAILYCAPAL DAILY IS PART OF THE TST PROJECTLATTCOVIDTRANSPORTATNBSHOGGOOD NEWSJACK EDWARDS, A TRANS MAN, SAYS HE WANTS CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC TO CHANGE S POLICI AROUND TRANS DONORS. PHOTO: PHILIP MCLACHLAN / CAPAL DAILYCAPAL DAILY IS PART OF THE TST PROJECTGET THE NEWS AND EVENTS VICTORIA, YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG.I NSENT TO RECEIVG EMAILS OM THE CAPAL DAILY. I UNRSTAND I N UNSUBSCRIBE AT ANY TIME.THANK YOU! YOUR SUBMISSN HAS BEEN RECEIVED!OOPS! SOMETHG WENT WRONG WHILE SUBMTG THE FORM.LATT NEWSSATAN WANTS YOU DIRECTORS ON THE NSPIRACY THAT SHOOK VICTORIA—AND THE WORLDDES OF SERVICE NUU-CHAH-NULTH WATERS FOR WHAT ULD BE ‘THE LAST WOON EIGHTER ON THE AST’VICTORIA HARBOURCATS REACH LEAGUE FALS AFTER RERD-SETTG SEASONDRAGON BOAT FTIVAL RETURNS TO VICTORIA THIS WEEKENDHEALTHNEWSBASED ON FACTS EHER OBSERVED AND VERIFIED FIRSTHAND BY THE REPORTER, OR REPORTED AND VERIFIED OM KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURC.CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC MAY LOOSEN L ON GAY MEN. WHERE DO THAT LEAVE TRANSGENR DONORS?
"We also regnize that the slow pace of chang to donor creria that still exclu many gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men has been paful and tratg for many, and we are workg to create a more clive system.
HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN
OTTAWA (AP) — Health Canada on Thursday lifted rtrictns on gay men donatg blood, a move Prime Mister Jt T said was “good news for all Canadians” but had taken too long.
Health Canada approved the requt by Canadian Blood Servic to end the policy that rtricts homosexuals om donatg blood for three months after engagg gay sex. The policy began 1992 as an outright ban on gay men donatg blood followg a tated blood sndal.
Several chang were later ma to the blood donatn regime until ferral perds for donatns by gay men were lowered om a lifetime ban to three months 2019. HealthCanadian Blood Servic submted a proposal to Health Canada Wednday to end the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood and suggted that screeng foc on high-risk behavurs for all donors Canada expected to rpond to Canadian Blood Servic remendatn by sprgCanadian Blood Servic has sent a submissn to Health Canada remendg an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood.
UTAH’S ARUP BLOOD SERVIC TO EASE RTRICTNS ON GAY, BISEXUAL MALE DONORS
(Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Prs)Canadian Blood Servic on Wednday remend an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood a submissn to Health submted a proposal, backed by rearch, suggtg that screeng foc on high-risk behavur — cludg havg multiple sexual partners — by all donors stead. Feral misters, cludg the prime mister, have said they want to speed up an end to the gay blood ban, and Health Canada is expected to rpond to the blood-service remendatn by the sprg. Canadian Blood Servic now allows some gay, bisexual men to donate plasma Calgary, London, blood service has suggted that the new screeng qutns be changed to foc on risk, not sexual potential donors would be asked if they have had new or multiple sexual partners.
If they answer y, they would then be asked if they have had anal troduced a lifetime ban for gay men 1992.
” Photo: Philip McLachlan / Capal Daily‘Ineffective’ and ‘unnecsary’The Canadian Prs first reported on Tuday morng that Canadian Blood Servic is askg Health Canada for permissn to change s l around gay male blood donors, toward screeng qutns based on behavur rather than sexual existg polici have a long the AIDS epimic began 1981, changed many thgs, cludg who was allowed to donate blood. ” Today, men who have sex wh men mt be abstent for three months before donatg, regardls of their sexual practic and has changed over the years—om a permanent ban for the gay and trans women muny, to a five-year ban, to a one-year, and now, fally, a three-month ban. Issu surroundg the blood donatn procs for gay and trans women are nothg new.
GAY BLOOD DONATN BAN IS INEFFECTIVE, HEALTH CANADA DOCUMENTS SHOW
In the years that followed, stori surfaced discsg the need for gay men to donate blood, about dividuals slammg l for transgenr blood donatns, and others allegg CBS’s polic are “anti-trans. This year, more discsns have taken place about the future of blood donatns for queer, gay, and trans people, and how current blood polici have left them feelg discrimated agast and years, Lawrence has advoted for members of the queer muny and has rearched extensively how the blood donatn qutnnaire and blood ban affects LGBTQ+ donors.