LGBTQ+ Youth Often Come Out on a Dating App First, Tinder Study Finds
Tinder has also unveiled new profile stickers for queer users and allies.
June 1, 2023
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China Ends Ban on Blood Donation by Lesbians
Fears about HIV transmission led to the ban, although woman-to-woman sexual transmission is highly unlikely.
July 6, 2012
WATCH: Donate Your Gay Blood To End The Ban
One out filmmaker wants to bring attention to the FDA's lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood with a national gay blood drive on July 12.
July 8, 2013
Tinder Joins HRC in Call to End the Blood Donation Ban
The organizations urge men who have sex with men to participate in the ADVANCE Study, which may offer alternatives to the ban.
June 22, 2022
Canada Lifts Blood Ban on Gay Men -- But There's a Catch
The country's nearly 30-year-old ban will be updated to allow some gay men to give blood by midsummer. However, restrictions will still apply.
May 23, 2013
Buttigieg on His Gay Identity and Being Banned From Donating Blood
Buttigieg kept it personal during The Advocate's LGBTQ Presidential Forum.
September 20, 2019
Some Gay Men Might Be Able to Donate Blood... Maybe
A committee hearing today resulted in suggestions to relax the outright restriction on gay and bisexual men donating blood. But activists say the changes still stigmatize men who have sex with men.
November 13, 2014
U.K. to Allow More Queer Men to Donate Blood, Bans PrEP Users
The change comes after recommendations from a commission formed by the NHS.
June 14, 2021
Canada Set to End Blood Donation Ban for Men Who Have Sex With Men
"This should've been done 10 years ago, 15 years ago," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
April 28, 2022
'The Gaydr' Tests Men to See If They're Straight Enough to Give Blood
This hilarious spoof illuminates how many gay and bisexual men are still banned from donating blood.
July 3, 2018
The FDAs Lesser Known Insult is a Ban on Gay Sperm Donors
The FDA not only bans gay and bi men from giving blood, they actively discourage them from donating sperm. Will the agency ever change its ways?
November 21, 2012
​What Are the New Guidelines for Gay and Bi Men Donating Blood?
The discriminatory blood ban based on sexual orientation is over, but what does that mean?
August 7, 2023
President Biden, Immediately Allow Gay and Bi Men to Donate Blood
The president should demonstrate his commitment to LGBTQ+ equality by ending this antiquated rule.
March 10, 2021
Senators Couldn't Reform Gun Laws, But Can They End Gay Blood Ban?
Democrats, led by Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren, make another push to end the FDA's long-standing policy on gay and bisexual male donors.
June 20, 2016
Influential Medical Group Now Opposes Gay Blood Ban
The AMA is now urging the FDA to revise its 30-year-old discriminatory policy that prohibits gay men from donating blood.
June 20, 2013
Twitter Takes a Stand on FDA's Gay Blood Ban
Twitter takes a stand against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ban on accepting blood from men who have had sex with men.
November 19, 2015
Israel Allows Queer Men to Give Blood, U.S. Keeps Antigay Policy
The current policy of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration assumes the sex lives of gay and bisexual men are inherently riskier than others.
August 19, 2021
FDA to Overhaul Blood Donation Rules Related to Gay Sex
Men who haven't had a new anal sex partner in three months will no longer face restrictions.
January 26, 2023
FDA Updates Gay Blood Ban With Abstinence Plan
Gay and bi men in the U.S. can now donate blood -- as long as they haven't had sex with another man in the last 365 days.
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December 22, 2015