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AUSTRALIA, JUL 14 – The changes allow 625,000 Australians, including LGBTQIA+ and sex workers, to donate plasma, potentially increasing donations by 95,000 annually to support treatment for 50+ conditions.
- From July 14, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood removed most wait time restrictions for plasma donations, allowing 625,000 Australians to donate immediately.
- Decades-Long HIV-era restrictions led to stigma among potential donors, as safety research prompted the removal of AIDS-era donation rules, approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
- Lifeblood estimates 95,000 extra donations annually, PrEP users become the first worldwide to donate plasma without a wait, and plasma treats over 50 medical conditions.
- At the Sydney clinic on Monday, several gay men donated plasma, with Joshua Smith calling it `It's a beautiful moment` and Stephen Cornelissen saying the service was `looking forward` to new donors.
- Following plasma rule changes, whole blood donations will open next in 2026, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved a gender-neutral risk assessment and next expansion.
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Australia is the first country to allow gay, bisexual and trans plasma donation
"Today will be a turning point for Lifeblood and the LGBTQIA+ community," says Lifeblood CEO Stephen Cornelissen The post Australia is the first country to allow gay, bisexual and trans plasma donation appeared first on Attitude.
'Liquid gold' donations to flow after Lifeblood's new sexual activity rules take effect
For the first time in 40 years, sexually active gay and bisexual men are able to donate plasma in Australia. The changes to Lifeblood's screening questions mean more than 600,000 additional Australians are eligible to donate the 'liquid gold' part of blood.
·Sydney, Australia
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