This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Allow homosexual and bisexual men to give blood with same rights as straight men
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Currently there is inherently homophobic legislation that dictates men that have engaged in sexual activities with a person of the same gender must wait 3 months before donating blood, whereas heterosexual individuals do not have the same, it is inherently homophobic and must be rectified
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/248475
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