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‘Bloody Good Drag’ Aims to Increase Blood Donations and Highlight N.S. Drag Artists
Local drag artists and Canadian Blood Services aim to boost donations and highlight new inclusive donor rules, with over 50 donors participating by early afternoon, organizers said.
- At the Halifax centre, performers turned donating into a festive event with rainbow banners, sequins and dancing at the Bloody Good Drag blood drive on Nov. 27, 2025.
- Policy shifts in 2022 and a subsequent apology last year set the stage; Canadian Blood Services removed sexual-orientation screening in September 2022, opening donor eligibility.
- The hosts said the drive was designed to boost donations and visibility, with Cin Diesel, 54-year-old drag artist and Canadian Blood Services phlebotomist, aiming to increase donations and highlight Halifax’s drag scene.
- By about 2 p.m. Thursday more than 50 people had been through the Bayers Lake donation centre to donate blood, showing immediate local uptake.
- Mya Foxx co-hosted the drive and donated Thursday, while Kayden Murdoch said he felt joy helping others and was glad to give back.
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‘Bloody Good Drag’ aims to increase blood donations and highlight N.S. drag artists - Halifax
In September 2022, Canadian Blood Services eliminated screening questions about sexual orientation and replaced them with sexual behaviour questions that apply to all donors.
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'Bloody Good Drag' aims to increase blood donations and highlight N.S. drag artists
HALIFAX — With rainbow banners in the air, sequin-clad performers dancing and a booming mix of music and giggles, Cin Diesel says they’ve never before seen a blood drive like the one in Halifax on Thursday. The 54-year-old drag artist, who was recently crowned the 2025 East Coast Drag Icon, was one of the hosts […]
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