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• CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC NOW ALLOWS SOME GAY, BISEXUAL MEN TO DONATE PLASMA CALGARY, LONDON, ONT.
• CANADA TO LIFT BLOOD DONATN BAN ON SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY, BISEXUAL MEN
• BLOOD SERVIC TO REMEND ENDG BAN ON DONATNS OM GAY MEN
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC ASKS HEALTH CANADA TO DROP BAN ON GAY BLOOD DONATN
• CANADA MAY SOON REPEAL ITS DISCRIMATORY GAY BLOOD BAN
• LGBTQ ACTIVISTS HOPE OFFICIALS LET GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD AMID COVID-19 NCELLATNS
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC EAS RTRICTNS FOR SOME GAY MEN ALTA., ONT.
• HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN

CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD

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.

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 NOW ALLOWS SOME GAY, BISEXUAL MEN TO DONATE PLASMA CALGARY, LONDON, ONT.

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. My blood is a rare type and ed to donate regularly before gay men were banned.

CANADA TO LIFT BLOOD DONATN BAN ON SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY, BISEXUAL MEN

"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. 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. "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.

Calgary paramedic 'elated' as Canada ends blood ban for men who have sex wh menBlood service remends endg ban on gay men donatg bloodInstead of beg asked about genr or sexualy, potential donors will be screened on higher-risk sexual behavur, such as anal sex. Christopher Karas, who filed a human rights plat agast Health Canada to remove the ferral, says the policy still stigmatiz gay, bisexual men, and some transgenr people.

BLOOD SERVIC TO REMEND ENDG BAN ON DONATNS OM GAY MEN

Christopher Karas, a gay man who filed a human rights plat agast Health Canada, says the new policy still stigmatiz gay and bisexual men. (Evan Msui/CBC)"But I know that a lot of gay, bi men and trans people will still be barred by this policy, so I thk 's a b unfortunate that the ernment has cid this is the approach they want to take, " said Karas.

"What they're sayg is that gay and bi men and transgenr [people]...

Prevly, the feral ernment has tried to block Karas's urt challenge that argu Health Canada is discrimatg agast gay men by overseeg a ban that prevents men who have sex wh other men om donatg blood.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC ASKS HEALTH CANADA TO DROP BAN ON GAY BLOOD DONATN

ListenThere's no reason for Canada to ntue banng gay men om donatg blood, says journalistPEERS Alliance says end to ban on gay blood donatn has been 'a long time g'When prsed by reporters on whether Health Canada played a plic role the discrimatory policy, T said scientific evince was need and didn't exist. Liberals say they will act ‘quickly’ to end blood donatn ban on gay, bisexual men. Canada’s blood donatn ban to end for gay and bisexual men.

A look at Canada’s ban on blood donatn om gay men and what’s next.

CANADA MAY SOON REPEAL ITS DISCRIMATORY GAY BLOOD BAN

Canada electn: T says Liberals workg to end blood donatn rtrictns for gay men.

“It still shocks me 2022 that as a gay male, I actually n’t donate blood. “HIV is not a gay disease, we know that, ” he said.

LGBTQ ACTIVISTS HOPE OFFICIALS LET GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD AMID COVID-19 NCELLATNS

“To remove this part that was discrimatory towards men who have sex wh men, gay men and bisexuals, ’s a step the right directn for the LGBTQ2S+ people this untry.

A policy change years the makg, on Thursday Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Servic’ submissn to elimate the three-month donor ferral perd for gay and bisexual men as well as some other folks the LGBTQ2S+ muny.

This means Canadian Blood Servic prohibs gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men, as well as certa trans people who have sex wh men, om donatg blood unls they have been abstent for three months. For years LGBTQ2S+ advot and those who are prohibed om donatg have voice their tratn, sayg the policy is discrimatory, homophobic, and not based science.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC EAS RTRICTNS FOR SOME GAY MEN ALTA., ONT.

Canadians n have nfince their blood system and gay men or men who have sex wh men n now donate blood and save another person’s life. Out gay Conservative MP Eric Dunn, who gaed notoriety 2020 for challengg the ernment the Hoe over the policy and sharg his personal experience of beg unable to donate, qutned why ’ll still be months before the policy change is implemented. Calls for full removal of ban on blood donatns om gay and bisexual men.

WATCH: Calls for full removal of ban on blood donatns om gay and bisexual men – Oct 15, 2021.

HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN

Canadian Blood Servic says plans to subm s remendatn to end the gay blood ban to Health Canada wh the next two Isra Levy, Blood Servic’ vice-print of medil affairs, said at the anizatn’s board meetg Friday that s submissn will say sexual behavur, not sexual orientatn, term risk of transmissn of said will remend that men givg blood no longer be asked durg the screeng procs if they’ve had sex wh another man.

Blood service, which has already end s gay blood ’s blood service plans to remend to Health Canada that screeng qutns be changed along U.