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Top Court Issues Notice On Petition Against Bar On Transgenders Donating Blood
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the guidelines imposing a blanket restriction on transgender persons, female sex workers, and gay men from donating blood.
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On Exclusion Of Transgenders, Gays From Blood Donation, A Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea challenging the guidelines that exclude transgenders, gay and sex workers from donating blood.
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Extra Restrictions Against Gay Men Donating Blood Lifted In Switzerland
Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion centre today, the first day gay men in the country could give blood without extra restrictions.
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Germany To Lift Restrictions On Gay Blood Donors: Report
Germany will amend its guidelines for donating blood so the same rules apply to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.
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Canada Reduces Waiting Period For Gay Men To Donate Blood
Canada on Monday loosened requirements for gay men who want to donate blood, reducing the compulsory period of sexual abstinence from five years to one year.
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Orlando Gay Men Angry They Can't Donate Blood After Massacre
As they mourn friends and partners murdered in the gay nightclub massacre, homosexual men in Orlando are eager to join in the rush of solidarity by donating blood for those victims still clinging to life.
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US Ends 30-Year Ban On Blood Donations By Gay Men
The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man.
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Twitter Bans Blood Drives in Offices Worldwide Until Gays Can Donate
Social network giant Twitter has banned onsite blood drives in its offices worldwide where regulations do not permit blood donations from gay or bisexual men, a move that LGBT-rights advocates say is a first for a public technology company.
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Twitter Bans Blood Drives in Offices Worldwide Until Gays Can Donate
The San Francisco-based company made the decision after one of its employees, a gay man, was turned away from donating blood.
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France to Lift Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood: Minister
France will lift a ban on gay men donating blood, introduced in the 1980s to prevent the spread of AIDS but criticised by rights groups, the health minister said today.
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US Moves Toward Dropping Ban on Gay Blood Donations
Federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.
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US Panel Fails to Lift Ban on Gay Blood Donors
A panel of experts convened by US health regulators failed on Wednesday to decide whether a lifetime ban should be lifted on gay men donating blood, following two days of heated deliberations.
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Top Court Issues Notice On Petition Against Bar On Transgenders Donating Blood
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the guidelines imposing a blanket restriction on transgender persons, female sex workers, and gay men from donating blood.
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On Exclusion Of Transgenders, Gays From Blood Donation, A Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the government on a plea challenging the guidelines that exclude transgenders, gay and sex workers from donating blood.
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Extra Restrictions Against Gay Men Donating Blood Lifted In Switzerland
Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion centre today, the first day gay men in the country could give blood without extra restrictions.
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Germany To Lift Restrictions On Gay Blood Donors: Report
Germany will amend its guidelines for donating blood so the same rules apply to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.
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Canada Reduces Waiting Period For Gay Men To Donate Blood
Canada on Monday loosened requirements for gay men who want to donate blood, reducing the compulsory period of sexual abstinence from five years to one year.
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Orlando Gay Men Angry They Can't Donate Blood After Massacre
As they mourn friends and partners murdered in the gay nightclub massacre, homosexual men in Orlando are eager to join in the rush of solidarity by donating blood for those victims still clinging to life.
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US Ends 30-Year Ban On Blood Donations By Gay Men
The United States government on Monday overturned its 30-year ban on blood donations by gay men, saying they can now donate 12 months after their last sexual contact with another man.
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Twitter Bans Blood Drives in Offices Worldwide Until Gays Can Donate
Social network giant Twitter has banned onsite blood drives in its offices worldwide where regulations do not permit blood donations from gay or bisexual men, a move that LGBT-rights advocates say is a first for a public technology company.
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Twitter Bans Blood Drives in Offices Worldwide Until Gays Can Donate
The San Francisco-based company made the decision after one of its employees, a gay man, was turned away from donating blood.
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France to Lift Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood: Minister
France will lift a ban on gay men donating blood, introduced in the 1980s to prevent the spread of AIDS but criticised by rights groups, the health minister said today.
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US Moves Toward Dropping Ban on Gay Blood Donations
Federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation's lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified.
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US Panel Fails to Lift Ban on Gay Blood Donors
A panel of experts convened by US health regulators failed on Wednesday to decide whether a lifetime ban should be lifted on gay men donating blood, following two days of heated deliberations.
