Great Britain relaxes blood donation
The rules around blood donation in the UK have been relaxed
Discussions around making it harder for gay men to donate blood in many countries are ongoing. Now - once again - something seems to be happening. In the UK, the rules have been relaxed a little in this regard.
Even though it is certainly not yet possible to speak of complete equality here, the action shows that the efforts of the last few months have been worthwhile.
But what does this actually mean exactly? Is every gay man in Great Britain really allowed to donate blood? No. And yet many members of the community speak of progress.
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