Rules are changing in the UK meaning more gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood.
The government's adjusted rules, which will be rolled out across the UK, mean that gay and bisexual men in long-term relationships will be able to donate blood. Until now, the government's policy has stipulated that gay and bisexual men were not allowed to donate blood unless they stopped having sex with men for three months — known as the deferral period.
The new rules, which will come into force in summer 2021, state that "donors who have had one sexual partner and who have been with their sexual partner for more than three months, will be eligible to donate regardless of their gender, the gender of their partner, or the type of sex they have." The changed policy will also focus on "individual behaviours" in a more individualised risk assessment of donors, rather than imposing a blanket ban, per the government announcement. Read more...
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