Petition Abolish the 3-month ban on donating blood for men who have had sex with men

Men who have sex with other men should not face any additional restrictions when it comes donating blood. There should be no ban based on the gender of a person someone had sex with unless they've contracted an infection.

More details

In the response to Covid-19, many gay men could have been asked to donate plasma in order to assist with research. However, many would have found out they're excluded simply because of their sexual orientation - this is 21st century discrimination.

Individuals should be allowed to give blood regardless of who they've had sex with and should just be tested instead to ensure it's safe.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

273 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Date closed 23 May 2021
Get petition data (json format)

About petition data

The data shows the number of people who have signed the petition by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. This data is available for all petitions on the site. It is not a list of people who have signed the petition. The only name that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator.