US EditionAustralia to scrap blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men, trans women
- Starting July 14, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood will eliminate most waiting periods related to recent sexual activity for plasma donors, enabling broader eligibility.
- This change follows Therapeutic Goods Administration approval to remove gender-based sexual activity rules, enabling all donors to answer uniform questions regardless of gender or sexuality.
- The new "plasma pathway" initiative enables the majority of individuals—such as gay and bisexual men and those taking PrEP—to give plasma immediately, as long as they satisfy all other eligibility requirements.
- Lifeblood expects to see a yearly increase of 24,000 donors and 95,000 additional plasma donations, and Chief Medical Officer Jo Pink describes this development as a major achievement, emphasizing that maintaining safety remains their highest priority.
- The changes are designed to lessen stigma, enable thousands of additional life-saving plasma donations, and potentially expand eligibility for blood donation by more than 600,000 individuals, representing a significant advancement for Lifeblood and the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Australia to end ban on LGBTQ blood donors
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service (Lifeblood) has announced it will lift its ban on sexually active LGBTQ people from donating blood. The Star Observer, an Australian LGBTQ newspaper, on Wednesday reported “gay and bisexual men and transgender women” were previously not “able to donate plasma if they had been sexually active with men in the last three months.” The ban will end on July 14. “Lifeblood has been working to make blood and plasma…
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