Rejected petition Allow homosexual and bisexual men to give blood with same rights as straight men

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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Articles relevant as evidence

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/24/gay-men-donating-blood-discrimination-sex-lgbt-equality

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/06/14/world-blood-donor-day-why-is-my-gay-blood-not-good-enough-to-save-lives/

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/248475

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Date submitted 3 April 2019
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