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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
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC EXPANDS ELIGIBILY FOR SOME GAY MEN TO DONATE PLASMA AT CERTA CLICS
• CANADA TO LIFT BLOOD DONATN BAN ON SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY, BISEXUAL MEN
• LETTG GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD COULD HELP SOLVE A MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS
• WHAT ARE THE BLOOD DONATN L GLOBALLY FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN?
• BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
• HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN
• CANADA LIFTS BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD; MT BE ABSTENT FOR 5 YEARS
• GAY MEN N NOW DONATE BLOOD CANADA, AS LONG AS THEY ABSTA OM SEX
• LGBTQ ACTIVISTS HOPE OFFICIALS LET GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD AMID COVID-19 NCELLATNS

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

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. 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.

CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD

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. 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.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC EXPANDS ELIGIBILY FOR SOME GAY MEN TO DONATE PLASMA AT CERTA CLICS

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.

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]...

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

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.

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.

LETTG GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD COULD HELP SOLVE A MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS

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

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.

“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. In the two ci, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men n donate plasma — the yellowish liquid which blood cells are spend — if they have not had a new sexual partner the last three months, and their current sexual partner has not had sex wh anyone else that time, CBS said a release Tuday.

WHAT ARE THE BLOOD DONATN L GLOBALLY FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN?

Acrdg to the most recent data om Health Canada, gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men reprented 49. Ontar man fights rtrictns on gay, bisexual men donatg blood. “What we know om s of HIV rearch is what specific behavurs are most likely to pass HIV and we know that the majory of gay men will not acquire HIV, ” he add.

“Var untri have dropped or changed their screeng creria for blood donatn recent years, cludg Italy, Portugal and June, the Uned Kgdom implemented a behavur-based policy that will allow gay, bisexual and MSM to be able to donate blood, plasma and platelets whout a ferral perd.

BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD

But there is one easily implementable solutn to the natnal blood-supply shortage that’s been available for years and uld be a lifele: allowg gay and bisexual men to donate eely. S., gay and bisexual men (often referred to as MSM, or “men who have sex wh men”) are not allowed to give blood if they’ve had sex wh another man the past three months. “It is my opn that we ntue to have a real problem wh laws and regulatns based on fear rather than science, ” she ntuatn of a MSM-specific barrier to givg is not only limg the blood supply, ’s unnecsary and “rooted homophobia, ” explas Perry N.

”In 2015, theFDA loosened s rtrictn, permtg gay and bisexual men to donate blood as long as they hadn’t had sex wh another man the past year. For example, if you’re a gay man who wears ndoms durg sex, you lim your risk of ntractg HIV. Same go for gay men who are married or a long-term monogamo relatnship.

HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN

Conducted tanm wh the natn’s largt blood centers—the Amerin Red Cross, Valant, and OneBlood—the rearch effort will survey 2, 000 gay and bisexual men across the untry between the ag of 18 and 30 who have had sex wh at least one man the past three months. ”The policy change uld have a signifint posive effect on the mental health of gay and bisexual men, too. It also puts gay and bisexual men at higher risk for acquirg HIV over time.

“Social and stctural factors that e gay men to feel othered e them to engage risky sexual behavr, ” Halkis says. So a ban like this isn’t jt harmful to the Amerin public; “’s credibly harmful to the gay muny, both emotnally and physilly. The first step is to sign GLAAD’s petn at You then n—and should—te those around you, “sce many people, cludg gay and bi men, don’t know that this ban exists, ” adds Lasky.

CANADA LIFTS BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD; MT BE ABSTENT FOR 5 YEARS

Let them know you don’t support discrimatory practic that ban gay and bisexual men om dog their civic duty.

S., the Red Cross, along wh One Blood, Valant and partner LGBTQ+ muny health centers, are participatg a pilot study fund by the FDA select ci that uld potentially lead to chang for blood donor eligibily creria for gay and bisexual men. The move, if approved, would effectively end what advot have lled a “discrimatory” ban on gay, bisexual and other MSM om donatg blood.

GAY MEN N NOW DONATE BLOOD CANADA, AS LONG AS THEY ABSTA OM SEX

“We tend to make a submissn remendg this change to Health Canada, our regulator, by the end of 2021, ” CBS spokperson Cathere Lewis told Global News to 2013, gay, bisexual and other MSM were banned om ever donatg blood, due to the supposed risk of spreadg HIV. Conservativ ll on feds to end blood ferral for gay men.

Sgh qutns T’s support to end lims on blood donatns om gay men. ”Karas, who is gay, had alleged Health Canada had discrimated agast him on the basis of sexual orientatn by nyg him the abily to donate blood that same year.

”While the submissn for a change — which CBS says will be not only for blood but “all llectn typ” — will not take place until later this year, the anizatn did make a submissn to Health Canada last month to move to tablish an alternative screeng procs for plasma and is wag for Monday, the Uned Kgdom implemented a behavurs-based policy that will allow gay, bisexual and MSM to be able to donate blood, plasma and platelets whout a ferral perd. (This May 11 story rrects date and time reference for France fal par)LONDON (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - Countri around the world are reviewg rtrictns on blood donatns by gay and bisexual men imposed durg the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis, wh some removg blanket bans and others rcg wag perds after gay ’s Supreme Court led on Friday that a 12-month ferral perd for gay and bi men to give blood was unnstutnal, a policy LGBT+ mpaigners had long argued was discrimatory given morn blood-screeng now, Brazil’s ernment will have to treat gay and bisexual men the same as heterosexual men when donatg blood. It uld wre a new law that restat the ban, but s posn is not yet blood suppli have e unr prsure due to the ronavis panmic, lls have grown for ernments to replace abstence perds for men who have sex wh men to donate blood wh dividual risk-based month, the Uned Stat and Northern Ireland cut their abstence perds, while Atralia said plans to do are the l erng blood donatn by gay and bi men around the world:- Countri that impose lifelong bans on gay and bisexual men donatg blood clu Croatia, Iceland, Malaysia, Slovenia, Sgapore, Tridad and Tobago and Ukrae- At least 17 untri now have no rtrictns, cludg Argenta, Italy, Rsia, South Ai, Spa and, as of January this year, Hungary- In April 2020, the Uned Stat cut s celibacy perd om 12 months to three months amid a blood shortage- Last month, Northern Ireland also rced s ferral perd om one year to three months, brgg to le wh regulatns the rt of the Uned Kgdom- Some untri differentiate between blood products and blood general, but Bra men who have had sex wh another man the last three months and revered om Covid-19 nnot donate their plasma to a ronavis treatment trial- Most untri do not mentn whether takg Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a HIV-preventn dg, affects gay and bi men’s abily to donate blood.

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

Bra says s three-month abstence perd appli regardls of whether someone tak PrEP or not- When Atralia announced s tentn to cut the abstence perd om 12 months to three April, said people takg PrEP would still have a 12-month abstence perd- Atria lifted a blanket ban on men who have sex wh men givg blood, replacg wh a 12-month abstence perd for gay and bi men December 2019- In March, Denmark lifted s lifelong ban, implementg a prevly announced wag perd of four months- France has had a wag perd of 12 months sce 2016, when lifted a ban on gay and bisexual men givg blood that had been place sce 1983Sourc: Thomson Rters Foundatn rearch, RtersReportg by Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage and Elsa Ohlen; Addnal reportg by Fab Teixeira; Edg by Helen Popper and Hugo Greenhalgh. 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. (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. Canadian Blood Servic has today remend that Canada end the ban on gay men donatg blood, a submissn to Health McIntosh/The Canadian PrsThe feral ernment will no longer tomatilly ban sexually active gay and bisexual men om donatg blood to Canadian Blood Servic, endg a policy that has long been cricized as discrimatory and lackg scientific Canada announced the cisn Thursday, years after Prime Mister Jt T promised to elimate the ban. Prr to Thursday’s announcement, Canada blocked gay and bisexual men, as well as other men who have sex wh men, om donatg blood unls three months had passed sce their last sexual ntact wh men.