Blood donations by MSMs
Men who have sex with men are banned from donating blood in 65 countries.
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- Legal
- Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Banned (5-year deferral)
- Banned (1-year deferral)
- Banned (6-month deferral)
- Banned (3-month deferral)
- Unknown, N/A, or ambiguous
Recent Changes
- Jul 1 2023Became Banned (3-month deferral) in Belgium
- Apr 1 2023Became Legal in Germany
- Dec 4 2022Became Legal in Quebec
- Nov 28 2022Became Legal in Ireland
- Sep 30 2022Became Legal in Nunavut
- Sep 30 2022Became Legal in Northwest Territories
- Sep 30 2022Became Legal in Yukon Territory
- Sep 30 2022Became Legal in Alberta
Blood donations by MSMs
The ability for MSMs (men who have sex with men) to donate blood or tissue for organ transplants. A deferral period refers to a waiting time before a man can donate after having sex.
Summary
Progress over time
Number of countries with equality for blood donations by msms over the past 60 years.
Recent changes
- GermanyLegalApr 1, 2023
- Quebec, CanadaLegalDec 4, 2022
- IrelandLegalNov 28, 2022
- Nunavut, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
- Northwest Territories, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
- Yukon Territory, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
- Alberta, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
- Saskatchewan, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
- Manitoba, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
- Prince Edward Island, CanadaLegalSep 30, 2022
Blood donations by MSMs by country
(and dependent territories)Legal
Blood donations by MSMs is legal in 146 regions.
- Asia (14)
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Israel 2018
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Syria
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Europe (32)
- Albania 2008
- Andorra 2011
- Armenia
- Austria 2022
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- France 2022
- Georgia 2017
- Germany 2023
- Greece 2022
- Hungary 2020
- Ireland 2022
- Italy 2001
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania 2022
- Malta 2022
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands 2021
- North Macedonia
- Poland
- Portugal 2010
- Romania 2008
- Russia 2008
- San Marino 1958
- Slovenia 2022
- Spain 1976
- Ukraine 2016
- United Kingdom 2021
- Vatican City
- North America (30)
- Anguilla 2011
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Canada 2022
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba 1979
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador 2000
- Grenada 2012
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique 2016
- Mexico 2012
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- Africa (40)
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mayotte 2016
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger 2008
- Republic of the Congo
- Réunion
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa 2014
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia 1957
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Oceania (16)
- Cocos
- Cook Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea 2016
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- South America (13)
- Argentina 2015
- Bolivia 2019
- Brazil 2020
- Chile 2013
- Colombia 2012
- Ecuador
- French Guiana
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay 2020
- Venezuela 2017
- Antarctica (1)
- Antarctica
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Blood donations by MSMs is banned (indefinite deferral) in 35 regions.
- Asia (17)
- Afghanistan
- Brunei
- China 2012
- India 2017
- Lebanon
- Malaysia 2016
- Myanmar
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia 1932
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
- Thailand 1977
- Timor-Leste
- Oceania (1)
- Pitcairn Islands
Banned (5-year deferral)
Blood donations by MSMs is banned (5-year deferral) in 1 regions.
- Asia (1)
- Taiwan 2018
Banned (1-year deferral)
Blood donations by MSMs is banned (1-year deferral) in 14 regions.
Banned (6-month deferral)
Blood donations by MSMs is banned (6-month deferral) in 4 regions.
- Asia (1)
- Japan 2011
Banned (3-month deferral)
Blood donations by MSMs is banned (3-month deferral) in 11 regions.
- Africa (1)
- Saint Helena
- South America (1)
- Falkland Islands 2011
No data, no laws, N/A, or ambiguous
Data on blood donations by msms is unclear, not applicable, or missing in 21 regions.
- Europe (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- North America (1)
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Africa (10)
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Cape Verde
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Uganda
- Oceania (1)
- Tokelau
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