It is no longer necessary for homosexual man to wait a year after having intercourse before giving blood. MGRM urges that while this is a one step towards equality, now it’s their turn to carry out their obligation obligation and donate life-saving blood.
Policies prohibiting homosexual males from donating blood were greatly affected by the AIDS pandemic of the 1980s. Health authorities saw male sexual activity as having a significant danger, and blood donation laws have been slow to change despite advances in science and blood testing methods.